Liu Qitao, former Party secretary and chairman of China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd., has been expelled from the Communist Party of China after investigators found serious violations of discipline and the law, according to a report carried by The Paper.
The report, published on 10 November 2026, cites the discipline inspection and supervision team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed at the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, together with Tianjin’s discipline inspection and supervisory authorities. It says a case was recently opened to review and investigate Liu.
Investigators found that Liu had lost his ideals and beliefs and abandoned his original mission. They said his view of political achievement was distorted: he departed from requirements for high-quality development and from the company’s actual conditions, pursued quick results through reckless action, and used an appearance of rapid performance growth to seek political capital. He was also found to have sought political patronage, used resources of a central state-owned enterprise to associate with political fraudsters and project brokers, and arranged “revolving door” placements between politics and business for trusted associates, seriously harming the company’s interests.
The findings say Liu failed to fulfil his primary responsibility for full and strict Party self-governance, formed cliques, led a slide into corruption, and worsened the company’s political environment. He was found to have disregarded the spirit of the Party’s eight-point regulation, accepted gifts and money on a large scale, been keen to accept banquets, and for a long period accepted living services free of charge from people subject to his management or services.
According to the investigation, he concealed relevant personal matters and did not give a truthful account when questioned by the organisation. He practised favouritism in appointments, improperly sought personnel benefits for others, and damaged the climate for selecting and appointing officials. He used his authority to seek private gain for others and tolerated specific related persons using the influence of his post to obtain huge benefits. He was also found to have performed his duties improperly by arranging external loans and guarantees in violation of rules and by intervening in economic disputes.
The announcement says his personal conduct was corrupt and that he treated public power as a tool for private benefit. Using his position, he helped others in obtaining projects and in promotions and illegally accepted huge amounts of property. He abused his authority by leading non-compliant mergers and acquisitions and financing-oriented trade, causing huge losses of state-owned assets.
Authorities concluded that Liu seriously violated the Party’s political, organisational, integrity, work and lifestyle disciplines, committed serious duty-related violations, and is suspected of bribery and of abuse of power by personnel of a state-owned company. The conduct did not stop after the Party’s 18th National Congress. The case was described as serious in nature and of vile influence, and as warranting serious handling.
Under the Communist Party’s disciplinary regulations, the Supervision Law and the law on administrative sanctions for public officials, the Party committee of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission decided to expel Liu from the Party. The discipline inspection and supervision team stationed at the commission decided to cancel, in accordance with regulations, the benefits he had enjoyed and to confiscate his illicit gains. The Tianjin Supervisory Commission transferred the suspected crimes to procuratorial authorities for review and prosecution according to law, together with the related assets.
Original article: The Paper
