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**Summary:**

Zhou Xianwang, former Vice Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and former Mayor of Wuhan, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission (NSC) are conducting the investigation. Zhou’s career included positions such as Mayor of Enshi, Director of the Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce, Party Secretary of Huangshi City, Vice Governor of Hubei Province, and Mayor of Wuhan. He stepped down from his role in the Hubei CPPCC in January 2023. This announcement follows the recent investigation into Jiang Chaoliang, who served as Party Secretary of Hubei Province from 2016 to 2020. A central inspection team was dispatched in April, and is scheduled to remain in Hubei until June 23, 2025. The inspection is focused on key leaders and their adherence to party discipline.

**News Article:**

**Former Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang Under Investigation for Corruption**

**Beijing, July 8th** – Zhou Xianwang, former Vice Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and previously the Mayor of Wuhan, is being investigated for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law,” according to an announcement today on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission (NSC).

Zhou, 60, a member of the Tujia ethnic group, has had a long career in Hubei Province, holding positions such as Mayor of Enshi, Director of the Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce, and Party Secretary of Huangshi City before becoming Vice Governor of Hubei Province in 2017. He served as Acting Mayor and later Mayor of Wuhan from 2018 until January 2021, when he transitioned to the Hubei CPPCC. He left that post in January of this year.

The investigation into Zhou follows the recent announcement of an investigation into Jiang Chaoliang, who served as Party Secretary of Hubei Province from October 2016 to February 2020.

The CCDI/NSC’s announcement comes as a central inspection team is currently conducting a review of Hubei Province. The team, deployed in April, is mandated to investigate potential violations of party discipline by leading officials in the province. The team’s presence highlights the ongoing anti-corruption efforts within the Chinese Communist Party. The inspection team is scheduled to remain in Hubei until June 23, 2025.

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