The most senior of them is Xu Dazhe, former Communist Party secretary of Hunan province. The NPC did not say if he was under investigation for corruption but Xu, who left the party secretary role in 2021, has a background in aerospace engineering, a sector heavily hit by Beijing’s anti-corruption drive in the past three years.
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PLA anti-graft chief Zhang Shengmin promoted to vice-chair of Central Military Commission
PLA anti-graft chief Zhang Shengmin promoted to vice-chair of Central Military Commission
Xu, 69, joined China’s former Ministry of Aerospace Industry in 1984 and worked within the system for around 32 years.
Xu was appointed governor of Hunan province in 2016 and became the provincial party secretary in 2020, before stepping down in October 2021.
In the past three years, China’s anti-graft campaign has rounded up multiple executives from the aerospace sector.
