BEIJING: Gou Zhongwen, a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and deputy director of the Committee on Ethnic and Religious Affairs, is undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation, the country’s top anti-graft watchdogs announced on Thursday.
Gou is suspected of serious violations of Party discipline and national laws, according to a statement from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and the National Commission of Supervision.
Gou, 66, a native of Gansu province, started working in 1974 and joined the Party in 1976. He previously served as vice-mayor of Beijing, and was the head of the General Administration of Sport of China from 2016 until July 2022.
During his term at the administration, he also served as executive chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, concurrently serving as chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
He was appointed deputy director of the Committee on Ethnic and Religious Affairs of the CPPCC National Committee in August 2022. In March 2023, he was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
