Xiong Xue

Xiong Xue (; born December 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southwest China's Chongqing city. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in May 2023. Previously he served as vice mayor of Chongqing.

Early life and education Xiong was born in Yubei District, Chongqing, in December 1962. In 1979, he enrolled at Chongqing No. 1 Normal College, where he majored in Chinese.

Downfall On 11 May 2023, he 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 November 13, he was expelled from the CCP and was arrested by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

On 10 April 2024, Xiong was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On September 26, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Zhengzhou on charges of taking bribes, prosecutors accused him of taking advantage of his different positions in Chongqing between 1999 and 2023 to seek profits for various companies and individuals in engineering contracting and land use approval, in return, he accepted money and property worth over million yuan 148 million yuan ($20.65million) personally or through his family members. On December 17, he was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes, he was deprived of his political rights for life, and all his personal assets were confiscated.