Chinese authorities have placed at least six China Mobile executives under investigation in the past month, the latest wave in a sweeping purge of the state-owned telecom system.
Analysts recently told The Epoch Times that the move is driven less by anti-corruption goals than by a factional fight over control of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) surveillance apparatus.
Since the start of 2025, at least 16 telecom executives have been brought down, according to a May 11 report by Southern Metropolis Daily, a Chinese state-run outlet. Those investigated include group-level deputy general managers and the heads of provincial branches. The anti-graft campaign has touched all three major carriers—China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom—and has reached from corporate headquarters down to municipal subsidiaries….Â
Telecom Purge in China Points to Factional War Inside the CCP, Analysts Say
