Chongqing mayor under investigation as China’s anti-corruption crackdown gathers pace
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Hu Henghua, the mayor of Chongqing, China, is under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) for "serious violations of discipline and law," a common euphemism for corruption. The announcement was made on Friday, signaling a continuation of China's anti-corruption crackdown. Hu, who previously served as mayor of Changsha and held positions in Hunan and Shaanxi provinces, became mayor of Chongqing in January 2022. He had already received a disciplinary warning in May 2023 for failing to properly oversee housing safety inspections during his time as secretary of Changsha’s municipal party committee, following a residential building collapse that killed 54 people in April 2022. Chongqing is one of China’s four centrally administered municipalities.
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