Chongqing mayor under investigation as anti-corruption crackdown gathers pace – Mar 21 2026

Hu Henghua is the highest-ranking official to fall from grace in the southwestern megacity in nearly a decade. – South China Morning Post, SCMP, China Today – Hu Henghua is the highest-ranking official to fall from grace in the southwestern megacity in nearly a decade.
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Hu Henghua, mayor of Chongqing, is one of four full-ministerial-level officials to be investigated by anti-corruption authorities so far this year. Photo: Handout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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