He was also investigated after his transfer. The municipal party committee standing committee member and deputy mayor were successively dismissed! Tangshan's anti-corruption campaign was launched 8 times in a row
The Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced on July 1: Hou Xu, member of the Standing Committee of the Tangshan Municipal Party Committee of Hebei Province and Secretary of the Caofeidian District Party Committee, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and laws, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision.
According to his public resume, Hou Xu was born in September 1970. He was the mayor of Caofeidian District, Tangshan City. He became the district party secretary in May 2021 and was elected as a member of the municipal party committee in August of the same year. Sun Guishi, who served as the secretary of the Caofeidian District Party Committee before Hou Xu, was investigated last month.
Caofeidian is located in the southern coastal area of Tangshan, Hebei Province, in the core area of the Bohai Sea Rim and the Beijing-Tianjin Rim. It was approved by the State Council in July 2012. After more than ten years of development and construction, the cumulative investment has exceeded one trillion yuan, and it has been ranked among the top 100 comprehensive strength districts, top 100 industrial districts, top 100 scientific and technological innovation districts, and top 100 investment potential districts in China.
"Shangguanhui" noticed that since April 5, the website of the Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported that the eight provincial officials under investigation were all related to Tangshan.
Public information on the Hebei Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission website shows:
On April 5, Tangshan Vice Mayor Li Jianzhong was investigated. Li Jianzhong had served as secretary of the Qianxi County Party Committee and secretary of the Luanzhou Municipal Party Committee.
On April 9, Li Guifu, deputy director of the Tangshan Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee and secretary of the Qianxi County Party Committee, was investigated.
On April 30, Guo Yanhong, former director of the Tangshan Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, was investigated. Guo Yanhong had served as deputy mayor of Tangshan, member of the Tangshan Municipal Party Committee and head of the Propaganda Department, and chairman of the Tangshan CPPCC.
On May 21, Yang Jie, secretary of the Party Leadership Group and director of the Tangshan Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, was investigated. Yang Jie had served as mayor of Caofeidian District, Tangshan City, deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Caofeidian Industrial Zone and executive deputy director of the Management Committee, member of the Standing Committee of the Tangshan Municipal Party Committee, and director of the Propaganda Department.
On May 31, Han Guoqiang, member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission, was announced to have been dismissed. Han Guoqiang had worked in Tangshan for a long time, and served as mayor of Qian'an City and secretary of the Qian'an Municipal Party Committee. In 2021, he was transferred to the position of deputy director of the Hebei Provincial Development and Reform Commission.
On June 6, Sun Guishi, former secretary of the Party Committee of Tangshan Normal University, was investigated. Sun Guishi had served as member of the Standing Committee of the Tangshan Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Caofeidian District Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Working Committee and Director of the Management Committee of Caofeidian Industrial Zone, etc., until he became the Secretary of the Party Committee of Tangshan Normal University in 2021.
On June 28, Tangshan Vice Mayor Hao Zhijun was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently under disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision. Four days before being investigated, on June 24, Hao Zhijun also participated in relevant research and inspection as a leader of Tangshan City.
On June 26 this year, a warning and education meeting for city leaders in Tangshan was held, with the leaders of the four major teams of the city attending. The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to strictly enforce the discipline of integrity, highlight key areas, focus on key groups, keep a close eye on invisible changes, and promote the "dare not, cannot, and do not want to" corruption in an integrated manner, and resolutely win the tough and protracted battle against corruption.