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As China continues chase for corrupt ‘tigers’, State Council veteran is put under probe

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2026年1月5日
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As China continues chase for corrupt ‘tigers’, State Council veteran is put under probe

Tian Xuebin, a veteran of China’s State Council who worked under several former Chinese premiers, has been placed under a probe by the Communist Party’s top anti-graft agency.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s top political disciplinary and anti-corruption agency, on Monday announced the detention of Tian, 62 – who last served as vice-minister of water resources before stepping down in December 2023 – for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”, a euphemism for corruption.

It makes Tian the first official of vice-ministerial level or above, a class graft fighters have termed “tigers”, to fall from grace in 2026.

The Gansu native pursued postgraduate studies at the training department of the Central Party School in the 1980s and was chosen to serve in Beijing’s central government agencies after graduating in 1989.

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His most notable achievement was spending 16 years in various roles in the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the General Office of the State Council – the nerve centre of China’s top party and government organs – where he was secretary to party and state leaders.

In various State Council positions between 1992 and 2015, Tian served under multiple premiers, including Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Wen Jiabao and Li Keqiang.

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