The student union has become a power and money exchange, with multiple instances of profiting from property swaps. The former central alternate committee member has been reviewed on WeChat | Zhang Jinghua | student

On July 27th, the Wuhan Intermediate People's Court in Hubei Province publicly held a first instance trial of the bribery case of Zhang Jinghua, former deputy secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee. Zhang Jinghua pleaded guilty and repented in court, and the court announced a date for sentencing.

According to the prosecution's allegations, Zhang Jinghua's corrupt behavior occurred from 2008 to 2021. He took advantage of his position as Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Environmental Protection, Deputy Secretary and Mayor of Xuzhou City, Secretary of the Zhenjiang City Committee, Secretary General of the Jiangsu Provincial Government, Deputy Governor of the Jiangsu Provincial Government, Standing Committee Member of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Nanjing Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Jiangbei New Area Party Working Committee, and Deputy Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in engineering contracting, project development, and promotion, directly or through others, illegally accepting property, totaling more than RMB 49.84 million.

In February 2021, Zhang Jinghua, who was then the Secretary of the Nanjing Municipal Party Committee, was appointed as the Deputy Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee. On November 20, he became the Deputy Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Political Consultative Conference Party Group. On December 1st, 11 days later, Zhang Jinghua fell from his horse.

On May 31st last year, Zhang Jinghua was notified of "double opening". The report shows that Zhang Jinghua has lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original mission, was disloyal and dishonest to the Party, and deliberately opposed organizational censorship and engaged in superstitious activities; Violating the spirit of the central eight point regulations and accepting gifts and cash in violation of regulations; Concealing personal matters and seeking benefits for others in the selection and appointment of cadres; Deviation in political performance view, falsification of economic data in pursuit of personal progress, and illegal intervention in market economic activities; Losing the bottom line of discipline and law, engaging in power and money transactions, taking advantage of their position to seek profits for others in enterprise operations, engineering contracting, and illegally accepting huge amounts of property.

Zhang Jinghua was born in 1962 and is from Taizhou, Jiangsu. He graduated from the Department of Economics at Nanjing University in 1985 and joined the National Development and Reform Commission. Two years later, he joined the Jiangsu Provincial Planning and Economic Commission and has been working in Jiangsu ever since. He has served in various departments such as the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Production Dispatch Office, the Safety Supervision Bureau, the Economic and Trade Commission, and the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

In 2006, Zhang Jinghua was appointed as the Deputy Secretary General of the Jiangsu Provincial Government, and two years later, he became the Director of the Provincial Department of Environmental Protection. In 2009, Zhang Jinghua came to Xuzhou and served as the Deputy Secretary and Mayor of the Municipal Party Committee. In 2012, he was transferred to become the Secretary of the Zhenjiang Municipal Party Committee. In 2016, after serving as the Secretary General of the Provincial Government for three years, Zhang Jinghua was appointed as the Deputy Governor of Jiangsu Province. The following year, he joined the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and was transferred to the position of Secretary of the Nanjing Municipal Party Committee until February 2021 when he became the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. He was also a candidate member of the 19th Central Committee.

In the TV special film "Forever Blowing the Charge" broadcasted by CCTV in January this year, it was revealed that Zhang Jinghua engaged in illegal and disciplinary actions such as breaking down and changing houses, helping relatives undertake engineering projects, and obtaining huge benefits through illegal means.

In the film, it is pointed out that Zhang Jinghua's problem originated from his greed for small gains and from his classmates and friends, presenting a characteristic of transforming from wind to corruption and integrating wind and corruption.

In 2014, Zhang Jinghua and some college classmates established a WeChat group and began regular gatherings. In this kind of "alumni association", Zhang Jinghua, who holds the highest position, naturally becomes the center of everyone. Some people may seem to value "classmate friendship" on the surface, but in reality, they value Zhang Jinghua's authority. When the business owner presented a request as a "classmate", and the money trading in power was covered in a layer of "classmate sentiment", Zhang Jinghua seemed to accept it more calmly.

According to staff members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, Zhang Jinghua enjoys the feeling of old classmates queuing up to toast and praise each other. Business owners take the opportunity to propose some requests, which may seem like a gathering of classmates, but in reality, it is an exchange for power and money trading.

Zhang Jinghua's wife and father-in-law also suggested to him that he help his relatives undertake engineering projects. Zhang Jinghua immediately agreed and helped them say hello, having obtained several projects in Xuzhou and Zhenjiang. After two relatives earned money, they gave a portion of the benefits to Zhang Jinghua's wife as a gesture of gratitude, and Zhang Jinghua was fully aware of this. He was not vigilant in refusing, but instead tasted the sweetness from it. Afterwards, he took advantage of his position to help these two relatives participate in some major engineering projects in Nanjing, and naturally gained huge benefits from them.

After Zhang Jinghua took up his position in Nanjing, he frequently bought and sold houses, as well as changed houses in just a few years. He has been involved in various real estate projects, and each one has made significant profits through violations of discipline, rules, and even illegal means. He first used his official influence to buy a property in Xuanwu Mansion at a price far below the market price; Not long after, he took a liking to a larger and better located property in Siya Garden and instructed the relevant departments to communicate with the developer, hoping that the other party would sell it at a low price. Even more puzzlingly, he also proposed to directly use the house in Xuanwu Mansion for "exchange". The developer was concerned about Zhang Jinghua's position and agreed to this obviously unfair "replacement". Zhang Jinghua actually paid nearly three million less than the purchase price and took over the property of Siya Garden.

Shanhe Shui is a hot spring villa area in Nanjing, and Zhang Jinghua believes there is considerable room for appreciation, so he bought it for investment. On the one hand, he obtained a "discount" far below the market price from the developer; On the other hand, the funds for buying a house are obtained from a closely related boss. After the appreciation of the house, Zhang Jinghua sold it at a high price, making a profit of millions of yuan from buying and selling it. He then invested the proceeds from the sale in Haipo Xinghui Garden to purchase two properties for a new round of investment. Zhang Jinghua has always regarded himself as a professional cadre studying economics, but has not focused his main energy on promoting local economic development. Instead, he is addicted to calculating and managing his own one acre and three fen of land.

"It's completely impossible to go from a rural youth to a provincial leadership position without organizational training. In one sentence, it's my own fault, it's my own fault, I'm sorry for the organization, and I'm also sorry for my family." Zhang Jinghua confessed in front of the camera.