Reported By Tamding Tso and Palden
Translated By TenGyal
The Chinese government has expelled eight high-ranking officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and their posts, placing them under investigation for lack of loyalty and integrity to the Party and for engaging in illegal activities.
From around 2012, under the Chinese president Xi Jinping’s “Beating Tigers and Bees Together” policy, which targets individuals who do not agree with the ideals and position of the Chinese Communist Party, officials from ethnic minorities under forceful occupation continue to be systematically targeted with numerous allegations, investigations, and sentences.
Over the past month or so, the Chinese government has expelled at least eight high-ranking officials in Tibetan areas from the Chinese Communist Party and placed them under investigation—citing disloyalty to the Party and violations of the principles of the 18th, 19th, and 20th CCP National Congresses—including former Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture governor and deputy– governor Tashi Wangyal, former Lithang County deputy head Wangden, former Sershul County deputy head Thupten Tsering, former Tzoe City Mayor in Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (TAP) Kalsang Tsering, former Kanlho TAP deputy governor Tsedrub, former Thebo County (in Kanlho TAP) head Thubpa Kyab, former Garze Prefecture CCP level-two inspector Zhang Jiazhi (张家志), and former Garze market supervision inspector Qiu Mingyong (邱明勇).
Tashi Wangyal was born in Nangchen in September 1973. He entered the workforce in July 1992 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 1997. He previously served as deputy mayor of Yushu City and local Party Secretary of the CCP. In November, citing violations of Chinese Communist Party discipline, authorities expelled him from both the Party and his official post.
Kalsang Tsering was born in 1973 in Tsoe City, Gansu Province. He entered the workforce and joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1994. He previously served as a standing committee member of the Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and chairman of the Tsoe City Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). On October 14, 2026, following allegations of severe violations of discipline and law, he was placed under disciplinary inspection and supervisory investigation by the Kanlho Prefecture Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervisory Commission.
Wangden was born in March 1975 in Garze County. He entered the workforce in July 1996 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 2000. From December 2010 to October 2021, he served as head of the Lithang County Environmental Protection Bureau and director of the County Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Science & Technology Bureau. From October 2021 to March 2023, he served as deputy county head of Lithang and a member of the local CCP standing committee. From March 2023 onward, he continued to serve as deputy county head.
Thupten Tsering was born in 1979 in Sershul County. He entered the workforce in August 2000 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in September 2004. From August 2000 to December 2005, he worked in the Sershul County government. From December 2005 to October 2021, he served as deputy director of the Sershul County Talent Office, deputy county head, and a CCP committee member. From March 2022 to the present, he served as executive deputy head of the Sershul County People’s Government.
Tsedrub was born in Machu, Tibet, in October 1966. Having previously served in roles such as Machu County Magistrate, County Communist Party Secretary, Standing Committee Member of the Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture CCP, and Vice Governor of the Prefectural Government, he retired in October 2017. In October 2026, roughly nine years after his retirement, an official investigation was launched against him.
Zhang Jiazhu, an ethnic Han (i.e. Chinese), was born in Sichuan Province in 1969. He entered the workforce in July 1990 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1996. From 1990 to June 1997, he worked in the Department of Supervision in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. From June 1997 to October 2002, he served in roles including deputy head of the Department of Discipline Inspection of Garze Prefecture, secretary, and division chief. From October 2002 to June 2024, he held positions such as Standing Committee member of the CCP Dartsedo (Kangding) Committee, head of its Publicity Department (i.e. Propaganda Department), and Magistrate of Bathang County. From June 2024 to the present, he has served as a second-level inspector of the CCP Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Committee.
Qiao Ming was born in Sichuan Province in 1973. He entered the workforce in August 1992 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in May 1997. From August 1992 to April 1998, he worked in the Garzê County Health Bureau. From April 1998 to October 2020, he served as Deputy Director of the Garze County Health Bureau, among other positions. From October 2020 to April 2026, he served as Director of Safety Supervision and Chief Safety Inspector of Garze Prefecture, a Standing Committee member of the CCP Committee, and a Third-Level Inspector. Since April 2026, he has served as the Head of Market Supervision and Regulation for Garzê Prefecture.
When individuals, including Tibetans, join what is called the Chinese Communist Party, they must voluntarily take the following oath: “It is my will to join the Communist Party of China, uphold the Party’s program, observe the provisions of the Party Constitution, fulfill a Party member’s duties, carry out the Party’s decisions, strictly observe Party discipline, guard Party secrets, be loyal to the Party, work hard, fight for communism throughout my life, be ready at all times to sacrifice my all for the Party and the people, and never betray the Party.” Consequently, many government cadres currently inside Tibet are not only forbidden from participating in religious activities, but even upon the death of a family member, they are barred from attending weekly memorial services or funeral rites, and are not even allowed to be present during cremations or monastic funeral services. As a result, Tibetan cadres face significant physical and mental hardship on multiple fronts.
The Chinese government has frequently levelled charges such as “violating the Central Eight-Point Regulations, disloyalty to the nation, repaying kindness with ingratitude, and abandoning one’s faith and ideals”—alongside allegations of bribery, corruption, undermining social stability, and attempting to split the state—to target and crack down on intellectuals, environmentalists, human rights defenders, and others who do not subscribe to communist ideology.
