Official notification from the CCP! Bo Xilai’s former “roly-poly” Huang Qifan was investigated 10 years after his retirement

Huang Qifan, former deputy secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and mayor of China, retired nearly 10 years ago. On the evening of the 13th, he was officially notified by the Chinese Communist Party to undergo disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. Huang Qifan once worked with former Chongqing Municipal Party Committee Secretary Bo Xilai. After his retirement, he continued to give public lectures as an economist. In the past, he was described by some media as a "roly-poly" in Chinese politics. Now that he is under official investigation, he has once again attracted attention.

China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission issued a notice on the 13th, stating that Huang Qifan was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and was currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. The report did not disclose the specific circumstances of the case, nor did it explain what matters were involved in the investigation.

Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" previously reported that Huang Qifan was originally scheduled to be a guest speaker at a forum in Hangzhou on October 26, but the event was later canceled due to "cancellation for some reason." The news of the cancellation of the speech first attracted attention from the outside world. In the evening, the Chinese Communist Party officially released an investigation report. However, there is currently no public evidence to prove that the two incidents are directly related.

Huang Qifan was the mayor of Chongqing and worked with Bo Xilai, then secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee. Bo Xilai was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013 for bribery, corruption and abuse of power. Huang Qifan was not punished in the same way for Bo Xilai's case at that time. After retirement, he still analyzed China's economic situation as an economist and participated in public activities.

Outsiders speculate that high-level purges lack evidence.

Cai Shenkun, an independent commentator based in the United States, previously posted on the social platform However, this report from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection did not explain the specific reasons why Huang Qifan was investigated, nor did it mention Ding Xuexiang. The relevant statements are still speculation by commentators and have not been confirmed by public information.

The fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is scheduled to be held in Beijing from October 26 to 29. There is currently no public evidence to confirm whether Huang Qifan’s investigation is related to the party’s reorganization before the plenum.