Chen Xu (simplified Chinese: 陈旭; traditional Chinese: 陳旭; pinyin: Chén Xù; born November 1952) is a former Chinese prosecutor who served as the Prosecutor General of Shanghai People's Procuratorate from 2008 to 2016.
He was investigated in March 2017 by the Communist Party's anti-graft agency, suspected of corruption.
In 1979, he became the Clerk of Shanghai Intermediate People's Court, then promoted to Vice President.
[3] On October 25, 2018, Chen was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes worth 74.23 million yuan in Nanning.
In June 2022, his successor Zhang Bencai was also put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws".