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China places former chairman of top aircraft maker AVIC under investigation for corruption
Tan Ruisong, AVIC chairman from 2018 to 2023, is accused of ‘severe violations’ of the law and party discipline
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Jane Caiin Beijing
A former head of China’s leading aircraft manufacturer has been placed under investigation as Beijing pushes ahead with anti-corruption efforts in sectors crucial to its military capacity.
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Tan Ruisong, chairman of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) from 2018 to 2023, is suspected to have committed “severe violations” of the law and Communist Party discipline.
He is being investigated by the party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Commission of Supervision, according to a statement released on Friday.
The country’s top anti-corruption watchdogs did not provide details of the alleged “severe violations”, a euphemism for corruption.
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