No Political Charges as Ma Xingrui Expelled From Politburo

The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expelled Ma Xingrui (马兴瑞), a sitting Politburo member and former Xinjiang Party secretary, on June 30. The official notice referred him for prosecution on bribery charges ( Xinhua , July 14). The announcement is notable for what it lacks. Unlike the disciplinary notices of other Politburo-level officials felled during General Secretary Xi Jinping’s tenure, Ma’s charge sheet contains no specific political accusations. The text omits established disciplinary formulas regarding factionalism, disloyalty, or inflated political ambition. Instead, the CCP removed a top civilian leader just for ordinary corruption and supervision failures.