Bi Jingquan (; born September 1955) is a Chinese politician who was director of the

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from 2015 to 2018. After the office was merged into the

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(SAMR) in March 2018, he became the party secretary of SAMR. He was formerly a deputy secretary-general of the State Council. Until his arrest in 2025 he served as the Vice Chairman of the

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Biography

Bi Jingquan graduated from the Economics Department of

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in 1982. He has over twenty years experience in price control. He was editor-in-chief of ''Time-Bargain'', published in 1994. In 2001, he worked on the resolution of problems produced by China's entry into the

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. he also led his group to complete a report entitled ''Countermeasures Research on Promoting Competence of China's Various Industries in the Transitional Term''. In 2004, he compiled the planning outline for the development of China's logistic industry. He also wrote and released many articles on topics such as trade, circulation, economic reforms and price administration. Bi is currently vice-president of the China Consumer Association, director of the China Cereal Economic Institution and executive director of the China Price Study Society. He was also a member of the

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Downfall

On 29 May 2025, Bi was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the

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(CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the

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, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bi, Jingquan 1955 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Heilongjiang People from Suihua Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Peking University alumni