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China continued hunt for corrupt ‘tigers’ snares State Council veteran

Tian Xuebin, who retired as vice-minister of water resources in 2023, served under several premiers

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Tian Xuebin, a veteran of the State Council, China’s cabinet, has been placed under investigation by the party’s top anti-corruption agency. Photo: Handout
William Zheng

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

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s highest political disciplinary and anti-corruption agency, announced on Monday that Tian, 62, had been detained for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”, a euphemism for corruption.

He last served as vice-minister of water resources before stepping down in December 2023.

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The CCDI move 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 native of Gansu province 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.
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