Senior political advisor in Xinjiang expelled from CPC and public office

Jin Zhizhen, former vice-chairman of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regional committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and removed from public office, China's top anti-graft authorities said on Thursday.

Jin was found to have resisted organizational investigations, accepted "butler-style" services from private business owners, and attended banquets that could have affected the impartial performance of his duties, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision.

He was also found to have failed to truthfully explain issues during talks with the Party organization, illegally accepted money and gifts, engaged in power-for-sex transactions, and interfered in market economic activities.

The statement said Jin abused public power for personal gain, used his positions to seek benefits for others in project contracting and business operations, and illegally accepted huge amounts of money and valuables.

Authorities decided to expel Jin from the Party, remove him from public office, confiscate his illegal gains, and transfer his suspected criminal case to procuratorial organs for review and prosecution.

Jin, 55, is a native of Jiangsu province. He began working and joined the CPC in 1991. He spent most of his career in Xinjiang, previously serving as governor of Changji Hui autonomous prefecture. He became vice-chairman of the CPPCC Xinjiang Regional Committee in 2023 and later that year concurrently served as deputy director of the regional State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. He was placed under investigation in November 2025.