Party boss of China’s emerging tech hub under investigation for corruption

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Fei Gaoyun was once widely seen as a rising star in the next generation of Chinese leadership

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Xinlu Liangin BeijingPublished: 8:44pm, 6 May 2026

The Communist Party chief of Hefei – a growing tech hub and capital of China’s central Anhui province – has been placed under investigation, the country’s top corruption watchdog announced on Wednesday.

Fei Gaoyun, once widely recognised as a rising star in the “seventh-generation” of future national leaders, is the latest senior official to be snared in President Xi Jinping’s long-running anti-corruption campaign.

The 54-year-old’s career trajectory was typical of China’s emerging generation of leaders born in the 1970s. The next major leadership reshuffle is expected to take place at the national party congress in 2027.Advertisement

Fei was born in the city of Huaian in eastern Jiangsu province in August 1971.

His educational background includes a degree in radio technology from the Yangzhou Institute of Technology and a master’s in public administration from Nanjing University.

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His political career began in his home province, one of China’s economic powerhouses, where he worked in various roles within the Communist Youth League. He subsequently held various roles in county- and prefecture-level cities around Jiangsu.

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