The former Communist Party chief in the province where the Covid-19 outbreak first emerged has been placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption.
Jiang, 67, has since been made deputy head of the national legislature’s agricultural and social affairs committees, but on Friday two leading anti-corruption watchdogs announced he had been placed under investigation for “suspected violations of party discipline and law”.
He is the latest former provincial Communist Party chief to be snared in the country’s anti-corruption drive.
Before taking on the Hubei party job, Jiang held a series of high-profile positions in the financial sector – another area that has recently been targeted by corruption investigators.