Key facts
- Jiang Chaoliang, former party chief of Hubei province, received a suspended death sentence.
- The court found Jiang accepted bribes totaling over 746 million yuan ($111.01 million).
- Jiang previously held leadership positions in the Agricultural Bank of China, China Development Bank, and Bank of Communications.
- He was removed as Hubei party chief in early 2020.
- Jiang was investigated starting in February 2025 and expelled from the Party and public office in October 2025.
A Chinese court has sentenced Jiang Chaoliang, the former party chief of Hubei province, to a suspended death sentence for bribery, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The court found that Jiang accepted bribes totaling more than 746 million yuan ($111.01 million) by abusing his former positions in state banks and provincial government.
Jiang, who also served as chairman of the Agricultural Bank of China, president of the China Development Bank, and chairman of the Bank of Communications, was removed from his Hubei post in early 2020 amid the initial outbreak of COVID-19. He was placed under investigation in February 2025 and subsequently expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office in October 2025.
The case was investigated by the National Commission of Supervision and then transferred to prosecutors in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, for review and prosecution. The Nanjing People's Procuratorate has filed the case with the Nanjing Intermediate People's Court. Prosecutors stated that Jiang used his various positions to seek benefits for others in exchange for extremely large sums of money and valuables.