Chongqing mayor under investigation by China's anti-graft watchdog

RiddleMaster · 2026-03-20T11:00:41+00:00

Chongqing Mayor Hu Henghua is under investigation for serious violations of law and discipline amid China's ongoing anti-corruption campaign. This follows a prior disciplinary warning linked to a building collapse that resulted in over 50 fatalities in 2022.

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2026-03-20 11:00:41

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BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - Hu Henghua, mayor of Chongqing, a municipality in southwestern China, was being investigated over suspected “serious” violation of ‌law and discipline, China’s top anti-graft watchdog said in a statement on Friday.

The probe comes amid China’s intensifying “high-pressure” campaign to root out corruption and enforce discipline in the ruling ⁠Communist Party that has seen investigations, removals and arrests of several senior officials in recent years.

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Chongqing is one of China’s four direct-administered municipalities which also include Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai, holding the same administrative status as a province.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) did not give details ‌in ⁠Friday’s statement regarding Hu’s investigation.

In 2023, Hu had been given a disciplinary warning within the Party for failure to oversee housing, construction and safety regulations ⁠that led to a building collapse in Changsha, capital city of southern Chinese province of Hunan in 2022 in ⁠which over 50 people were killed.

Hu assumed office as Chongqing mayor in December 2021 ⁠after holding senior posts in Hunan between late 2013 and 2020.

Reporting by Shi Bu and Ryan Woo;; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Lincoln Feast

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