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South China Morning Post · Hong Kong · China's space and defence procurement chief under CCDI investigation
SCMP places Bian's case in the context of the broader anti-corruption drive in the defence sector, noting several other SASTIND-adjacent officials were probed in 2024-2025 and that CNSA's procurement pipeline carries strategic implications beyond ordinary defence contracting.
“The investigation targets one of the officials overseeing China's military-civil aerospace procurement, a domain where corruption probes have multiplied since 2024.”