By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-11-27 09:11:25 | Updated at 2024-11-27 11:43:58
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The party chief of Shanghai’s Pudong New Area, Zhu Zhisong, has been placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption.
Zhu, 55, who is a veteran in the aerospace field, is suspected of committing “serious violations of discipline and law”, said the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Communist Party’s top graft-busting agency, on its website on Wednesday. The charge is a euphemism for corruption.
Zhu is the first party chief of Shanghai’s Pudong New Area to be subjected to a probe since the district, a major testing ground for China’s economic reforms, was established in 1992.
However, he is the second “tiger”, or senior official, in Shanghai targeted by the CCDI since the Communist Party wrapped up a major reshuffle at its 20th party congress in October 2022.
In July last year, Dong Yunhu, Shanghai’s top legislator, was placed under investigation for corruption. In August this year, Dong was sentenced to life in prison for accepting 148 million yuan in bribes.
Zhu’s last public appearance was on Monday afternoon, when he carried out an inspection tour of two local villages in Pudong New Area.
This month, Zhu attended the Hongqiao International Economic Forum where he told a meeting on November 6 that Pudong would further promote institutional opening-up and better align with the high-standard international economic and trade rules, state media reported.
