Wang Xiaodong, the former governor of Hubei province during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, is now under investigation for suspected corruption by China's top disciplinary body. He had previously faced criticism for his pandemic response.

The former Chinese governor criticised for mishandling the Covid-19 outbreak is under investigation for corruption. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s top political disciplinary body, said on Sunday that Wang Xiaodong, 66, who was governor of Hubei province in 2020 as the coronavirus developed into a pandemic, was suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law” – the standard euphemism for corruption. Wang was Hubei’s governor from 2017 to 2021 and was...