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China probes ex-press chief Cai Fuchao for graft

7/15/2026

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  • The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection opened an anti-graft probe into former press chief Cai Fuchao for suspected violations of discipline and laws.
  • The probe follows the expulsion of former Politburo member Ma Xingrui and the 2025 sentencing of ex-propaganda deputy Zhang Jianchun to 14 years.
  • Cai, 75, retired in 2018 after serving as head of the propaganda department and the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.