Wu Yingjie

Wu Yingjie (; born December 1956) is a Chinese politician based in Tibet who formerly served as Party Secretary of Tibet, the top official in Tibet. Originally from Shandong province, Wu grew up in Tibet and worked for his entire career in the region. He became Deputy Party Secretary of Tibet in 2011 and served in the post for nearly five years before being elevated to party chief.

Biography Wu was born in Changyi County, Shandong province. His father received a job assignment in the Tibetan Plateau when he was just one year old, so he moved to the region with his family. He arrived in Nyingchi in October 1974 as a rusticated youth during the Cultural Revolution. Wu is a graduate of the Tibet Minzu University and took part in leadership education at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.

On 23 October 2021, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee. In March 2023, Wu was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the committee on culture, historical data and studies.

Sanctions

In December 2022, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Wu under the Global Magnitsky Act for human rights abuses in Tibet.

On December 11, 2024, on International Human Rights Day, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly announced Canada's sanctions against Wu and seven other government officials of Xinjiang and Tibet involved in serious human rights violations.

Downfall On 16 June 2024, Wu was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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. On July 24, the Eighth Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference made the decision to remove Wu as a member of the committee and as director of the committee on culture, historical data and studies. He was expelled from the Communist Party after an investigation conducted against him revealed that he failed to implement the 'party's policies' and meddled in local projects for personal gain. On December 24, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced his arrest.

In March 2025, Wu was charged with bribery by the Third Intermediate People's Court in Beijing and on March 20, his trial began publicly at the same court. Prosecutors alleged that from June 2006 to February 2021, Wu used his position to help certain entities and individuals with project contracts and business operations, illegally accepting over ¥343 million in bribes. Wu pleaded guilty and expressed remorse in court.