Former banker and Hubei party boss indicted for accepting ‘especially huge’ bribes

South China Morning Post Legal & JudicialNews ReportEN 1 min read 100% complete by Phoebe ZhangMarch 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Former banker and Hubei party boss indicted for accepting ‘especially huge’ bribes

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Jiang Chaoliang, former Communist Party chief of Hubei province and a former banker, has been indicted for accepting "especially huge" bribes. The Nanjing Municipal People’s Procuratorate filed the public prosecution with the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court after an investigation that began in February of last year. Jiang is accused of exploiting his positions, including roles as party secretary of Hubei and governor of Jilin, to seek benefits for others and illegally accept property. The illicit activity dates back to the 1990s when he was a department director at the Agricultural Bank of China. Jiang confessed in a CCTV documentary to helping a businessman secure an ATM contract in exchange for benefits to his family.

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Jiang helped the businessman secure a massive automated teller machine (ATM) procurement contract.

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Jiang confessed that a businessman had spent over a decade cultivating close ties with his family.

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Jiang sought benefits for others and illegally accepted property from others in an especially large amount.

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The Nanjing Municipal People’s Procuratorate has filed a public prosecution with the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court.

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Jiang Chaoliang has been indicted for accepting “an especially huge amount” of bribes.

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bribery 100% corruption 90% jiang chaoliang 80% communist party 70% hubei 60% illicit activity 50% public prosecution 50% atm procurement 40%

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