Former Xinjiang Communist Party chief Ma Xingrui is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law”, state news agency Xinhua reported. He is the third member of China’s Politburo probed in the current term that began in 2022, a situation unseen in decades. The Politburo is now down to 21 members.
State news agency Xinhua announced that Ma Xingrui, former Communist Party chief of Xinjiang, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of party discipline and law.
He is the third member of the ruling party’s elite Politburo to come under investigation in the current term that began in 2022. Another Central Military Commission vice-chairman, Zhang Youxia, a Politburo member, was placed under investigation for suspected serious violations of party discipline and law, the defence ministry said in January.
The Politburo is now down to 21 members. Keywords in the report mention names like He Weidong and Chen Quanguo, but without specific details on their roles.
