China’s top anti-corruption watchdog announced on Sunday that Ding Yexian, a 65-year-old former deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Xizang Autonomous Region People’s Congress, is facing investigation over suspected severe violations of discipline and national law. Currently, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission are conducting a combined disciplinary review and official investigation into Ding’s conduct, according to the official announcement.
Public career records show that Ding built his decades-long professional career entirely in Xizang, starting his first work assignment in the region back in 1978. Over his years in public service, he held a series of senior leadership positions: he served as vice chairman of the Xizang Autonomous Regional Government from September 2010 to June 2013, after which he was promoted to the post of executive vice chairman of the region. In January 2021, Ding took up his final public position as deputy director of the Xizang Autonomous Region People’s Congress Standing Committee, the region’s top legislative body.
This investigation is part of China’s sustained national campaign to root out corruption across all levels of public office, holding current and former senior officials accountable for any violations of disciplinary and legal regulations.