China’s Communist Party expels ex-chief of e-commerce hub Hangzhou in corruption probe

Name: SCMP Explains: How does the Chinese Communist Party operate?
Uploaded: 2022-01-27T00:00:20.000Z
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Zhou Jiangyong, former party chief of Hangzhou, accused of disloyalty to the party and colluding with private companies to support their ‘disorderly expansion’

It comes a week after Zhou was featured in a five-part state television series about corruption

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Zhou Jiangyong, former party secretary of Hangzhou, was accused of aiding the “disorderly expansion of capital”. Photo: Weibo

William Zheng

Published: 8:00am, 27 Jan 2022

The former Communist Party chief of Chinese e-commerce hub Hangzhou has been expelled from the party and accused of supporting “disorderly expansion” of private companies.

A party corruption probe into Zhou Jiangyong, announced in August, has been concluded and he will be handed over to prosecutors, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said on Wednesday.

The expulsion comes a week after Zhou was featured in a five-part state television series about corruption, aired to coincide with an annual meeting of the CCDI, the party’s top anti-graft body.

Zhou, 54, has been accused of disloyalty to the party and colluding with private companies to support their “disorderly expansion”, according to the CCDI.

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SCMP Explains: How does the Chinese Communist Party operate?

“Disorderly expansion” is a phrase that President Xi Jinping has used during a sweeping regulatory crackdown on China’s powerful tech giants.

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