Dai Daojin

Dai Daojin (; born February 1957) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Hunan. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1975, and began his political career in December 1977. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and before that, vice governor of Hunan. In August 1984, he was accepted to the China Youth University of Political Studies.

Downfall In January 2024, Dai was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. His superior in Chenzhou was also sacked for graft in May 2006. And both his predecessor and successor Xiang Lili in Chenzhou had been investigated in May 2007 and in May 2019, respectively. The four of them and other subordinates all designed a coal mine corruption case. On July 31, he was expelled from the CCP.

On 26 March 2025, Dai stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Zhuhai on charges of taking bribes. The public prosecutors accused him of abusing his multiple positions between 2000 and 2024 in Hunan to seek favor on behalf of certain organizations and individuals in enterprise management, project contracting, job adjustment and promotion, in return, he illegally accepted money and goods worth over 107 million yuan ($13.92 million), directly or through his relatives.