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China Expels Former Politburo Member Over Graft and Sex Charges

China Expels Former Politburo Member Over Graft and Sex Charges
Bloomberg Markets Tuesday 14 July 2026, 04:53 UTC By Charlie Zhu, Jing Li 1 min read
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China Expels Former Politburo Member Over Graft and Sex Charges China expelled former Politburo member Ma Xingrui from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of a wide range of offenses including corruption, abuse of power and trading political favors for sex. The country’s top anti-graft agency found that Ma, a former party secretary of the western region of Xinjiang, severely violated political discipline and is suspected of corruption-related crimes, state broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday....

China Expels Former Politburo Member Over Graft and Sex Charges China expelled former Politburo member Ma Xingrui from the ruling Communist Party, accusing him of a wide range of offenses including corruption, abuse of power and trading political favors for sex. The country’s top anti-graft agency found that Ma, a former party secretary of the western region of Xinjiang, severely violated political discipline and is suspected of corruption-related crimes, state broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday. His alleged offenses include accepting bribes, helping family members buy property at a discount and condoning his staff’s violations, according to the report.
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