--- title: China Corruption: China Telecom Chairman Subject of Probe description: The chair of China Telecom, Chang Xiaobing, is reportedly being investigated for corruption—one of dozens of top officials now being probed canonical: https://time.com/4161846/china-telecom-corruption-chang-xiaobing/ author: Joanna Plucinska article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-28T03:58:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T13:38:55.678Z article:section: World og:title: China Telecom Chairman Next Target in Anti-Graft Crackdown og:description: Chang Xiaobing is being reportedly investigated for "discipline violations." og:url: https://time.com/4161846/china-telecom-corruption-chang-xiaobing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98729274cb222814/698876eebc6cfc2fed3db001/rtr3frs1-layout-comp.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: China Unicom Chairman and Chief Executive Chang Xiaobing attends a news conference announcin the company's annual results in Hong Kong og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: China Telecom Chairman Next Target in Anti-Graft Crackdown twitter:description: Chang Xiaobing is being reportedly investigated for "discipline violations." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98729274cb222814/698876eebc6cfc2fed3db001/rtr3frs1-layout-comp.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # China's Ongoing Crackdown on Graft Ensnares Top Telecommunications Official ## Video: Chinese Billionaire Disappears Amid Police Investigation [Watch (HLS stream): Chinese Billionaire Disappears Amid Police Investigation](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/kWkzoy3S.m3u8) (1:13)  _Published 2015-12-11. Chinese conglomerate Fosun said in a statement that chairman Guo Guangchang is assisting authorities in an investigation, hours after local media reported he was missing._ by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Dec 28, 2015 3:58 AM CUT  Former China Unicom chairman and current China Telecom chairman Chang Xiaobing attends a news conference in Hong Kong on Feb. 27, 2014 Former China Unicom chairman and current China Telecom chairman Chang Xiaobing attends a news conference in Hong Kong on Feb. 27, 2014Bobby Yip—Reuters by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Dec 28, 2015 3:58 AM CUT The chairman of the state-owned China Telecom is being [investigated](http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1895437/chinese-communist-party-graft-busters-investigate-china "undefined") for a “suspected of serious violation of discipline” — a coded phrase implying corruption — the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China’s main antigraft monitor, [said Sunday](http://www.reuters.com/article/china-corruption-idUSL3N14G03R20151227 "undefined"). Chinese media outlets reported Chang Xiaobing as “missing” on Sunday, according to Reuters. The Hong Kong–based newspaper _South China Morning Post_ said Chang was being investigated for [alleged graft](http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1895437/chinese-communist-party-graft-busters-investigate-china "undefined") when he was the chairman of another state-owned telecommunications enterprise, China Unicom, which he left in August to take over [China Telecom](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/09b7296e-4a44-11e5-9b5d-89a026fda5c9.html "undefined"). Chang declared earnings of less than $1,200 per month after tax at China’s National People’s Congress in March, according to the _Post_. China has renewed efforts to crack down on corruption among state-run companies since November of 2014. According to [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/china-corruption-idUSL3N14G03R20151227 "undefined"), over 70 high-profile officials have been investigated since the new round of probes was started. Most recently, the so-called Warren Buffett of China, Fosun International head Guo Guangchang, was also the subject of what was thought to be [a corruption investigation](http://time.com/4147290/guo-guangchang-fosun-detained-chairman-meeting-appearance/ "undefined"). \[[_SCMP_](http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1895437/chinese-communist-party-graft-busters-investigate-china "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4161846/china-telecom-corruption-chang-xiaobing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4161846/china-telecom-corruption-chang-xiaobing/"},"headline":"China's Ongoing Crackdown on Graft Ensnares Top Telecommunications Official","datePublished":"2015-12-28T03:58:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:38:55.678Z","description":"Dozens of senior Chinese officials are now being probed by antigraft investigators","url":"https://time.com/4161846/china-telecom-corruption-chang-xiaobing/","keywords":["China"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98729274cb222814/698876eebc6cfc2fed3db001/rtr3frs1-layout-comp.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt98729274cb222814/698876eebc6cfc2fed3db001/rtr3frs1-layout-comp.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"China Unicom Chairman and Chief Executive Chang Xiaobing attends a news conference announcin the company's annual results in Hong Kong","caption":"China Unicom Chairman and Chief Executive Chang Xiaobing attends a news conference announcin the company's annual results in Hong Kong","creditText":"Bobby Yip—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4161846/china-telecom-corruption-chang-xiaobing/","name":"China's Ongoing Crackdown on Graft Ensnares Top Telecommunications Official"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Chinese Billionaire Disappears Amid Police Investigation","description":"Chinese conglomerate Fosun said in a statement that chairman Guo Guangchang is assisting authorities in an investigation, hours after local media reported he was missing.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/kWkzoy3S/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-12-11T18:41:25.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/kWkzoy3S.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4161846/china-telecom-corruption-chang-xiaobing/","duration":"PT1M13S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4161846/china-telecom-corruption-chang-xiaobing/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```