Resolutely crack down on the "revolving door" and "escape style resignations" of government and business... Achievements in anti-corruption in the first half of the year → Struggle | Corruption | Achievements
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposes to resolutely win the protracted battle against corruption, emphasizing that "as long as there is soil and conditions for corruption to arise, the fight against corruption cannot be stopped for a moment and must always be sounded with a charge.".
Resolutely crack down on corruption such as the "revolving door" of political and commercial connections
"Shadow companies", "shadow shareholders", "revolving doors" of politics and commerce, and so on, which often become hot topics on the internet, are new manifestations of the linkage between politics and commerce and the transmission of interests. They are also a new type of corruption and hidden corruption problem that disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies are seriously investigating and punishing.
On June 28th, the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced that Zheng Renhao, former Deputy Secretary General of the Guangdong Provincial Government, had been expelled from the Party and held public office. In the notice, the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision pointed out that Zheng Renhao "distorted his views on power, engaged in collusion between politics and business, concealed himself behind the scenes to accumulate wealth, took advantage of his position to seek benefits for others in project promotion, engineering contracting, and other aspects, and illegally received huge amounts of property.". Tan Zhenghong, the former member of the Standing Committee and Secretary General of Yueyang Municipal Party Committee in Hunan Province, who was investigated earlier, and Jiang Shanshan, the former member of the Party Leadership Group and vice chairman of Mount Huangshan Municipal CPPCC in Anhui Province, were all pointed out to have the problem of "engaging in political and commercial linkages, power and money transactions".
In addition to hiding behind the scenes to accumulate wealth, some leading cadres in key positions use their own authority to plan their own way out, and after leaving or retiring, they serve as so-called "senior advisors" in affiliated enterprises. "Senior officials" become "executives", and continue to seek personal gain through their own influence. This type of corruption, known as the "revolving door" between politics and business, is also a typical manifestation of political and business collusion. Feng Henian, former Party Secretary and Director of the Shandong Regulatory Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, who was expelled from the party in January this year, was pointed out that he actively planned a "way out" during his tenure and continued to use his original position to accumulate wealth after leaving, which is a typical example of corruption in the "revolving door" of politics and commerce.
Mao Zhaohui, Director of the Anti Corruption and Integrity Policy Research Center at Renmin University of China: Some companies are eager to hire departing officials as executives, and what they value is their network resources, policy familiarity, and other influence. On the surface, it seems that some officials are using their spare heat to earn more high salaries. However, in essence, there are often issues of interest exchange and transmission behind these behaviors. These officials, based on their expectations for future resignations, will pave the way for the future during their tenure, such as spreading rumors in daily supervision and even tailoring market access thresholds for enterprises. And those enterprises also rely on this abnormal and secretive political business relationship to more conveniently obtain important policies, undisclosed information and other resource elements, gain a competitive advantage in the market, and seriously damage the business environment.
In the first half of this year, the disciplinary inspection and supervision organs focused on corruption intertwined with political and economic issues, continuously increasing their efforts in investigating cases, resolutely preventing leading cadres from becoming spokespersons and agents of interest groups and power groups, and resolutely preventing problems such as political and commercial collusion, capital infiltration into the political field, and damaging the political ecology and economic development environment. At the same time, we will closely monitor the key targets and prioritize those who have not restrained themselves or acted recklessly since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. We will seriously investigate and punish the spouses, children, and their spouses of leading cadres, as well as their relatives and staff members who use their influence to seek personal gain and corruption, and continue to purify the political environment within the party.
Sun Dawei, Deputy Secretary General of the China Anti Corruption Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: A clean and upright business environment is a golden signboard for regional development, as well as a "barometer" and "barometer" of a good political ecology in a region. The current issue of corruption still frequently occurs in political and business interactions. Party committees and governments at all levels, as well as disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies, should always adhere to a strict tone, and investigate bribery and bribery together. Any illegal or disciplinary behavior that damages the business environment should be investigated and dealt with together. Taking "clear distinction between public and private" as an important indicator to clarify the boundaries of political and commercial exchanges, focusing on regulating political and commercial behavior, building a pro Qing political and commercial relationship, and creating a clean and upright business environment.
Be wary of "escape style resignation" and "option style corruption"
In recent years, there have been some instances of corruption that deserve vigilance. That is the "escape style resignation" that attempts to evade the punishment of party discipline and national laws by resigning, and the "option style corruption" that does not accept retirement income while in office and does not accept leave income while in office.
Chen Feng, former member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Bank of China Heilongjiang Branch, planned to resign in order to evade disciplinary and legal punishment, which is a typical example of "escape style resignation"; Liu Ming, former Party Secretary and Chairman of CITIC Zhengye Holding Group Co., Ltd., evaded organizational supervision through a "escape style resignation" and deliberately opposed organizational review
In the first half of this year, the disciplinary inspection and supervision organs investigated and reported a group of party members and cadres who had resigned in a runaway style. From the perspective of the plot, resigning with "illness" and evading punishment from the party and state laws are the common points.
Sun Dawei, Deputy Secretary General of the China Anti Corruption Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that "escape style resignation" is essentially a corrupt behavior. "Resignation" is not "leaving management", and there is no such thing as "letting bygones be bygones" in anti-corruption. There are strict requirements and regulations within the Party and government, as well as laws and regulations, regarding the employment behavior of Party and government leaders and various types of public officials after leaving their posts. For example, the relevant regulations of "three years and two prohibitions". Within three years after resigning from public office or retiring, Party and government leaders are not allowed to work part-time in the areas and business scope under their original position, nor are they allowed to engage in profit-making activities related to the business under their original position.
CCTV reporter Song Yi: In addition to "escape style resignations", some party members and cadres believe that they have entered a "safe zone" after retirement, and some do not receive retirement income while in office, using retirement as a cover, staged "option style corruption"; Some also act as intermediaries and agents, taking advantage of the influence of their positions during their tenure, greeting, delivering notes, running projects, and even interfering in personnel arrangements in violation of regulations. In recent years, it is not uncommon for retired individuals to be subject to review and investigation for violations of discipline and law, receive disciplinary and administrative sanctions from the Party, and even be held criminally responsible.
In the first half of this year, a group of retired leading cadres, including Liu Qixiang, a former enforcement judge of the Jiangsu Provincial High People's Court who has retired for nearly 22 years, Wu Cha, former deputy director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Baiyin City, Gansu Province who has retired for 10 years, and Liu Zhangjun, former director of the Office for Dealing with Illegal Fundraising of the China Banking Regulatory Commission who has retired for 8 years, underwent examination and investigation, sounding the alarm that "corruption must be rectified, and corruption must be eliminated". The fact proves that retirement is not a safe deposit box for corruption.
Mao Zhaohui, Director of the Anti Corruption and Clean Governance Policy Research Center at Renmin University of China: In order to address the issue of retired corruption, it is necessary to strengthen the full cycle management of party and government leaders, prevent sick resignations and retirements, and strictly prohibit retired leaders from using their power to seek personal gain in their original units. At the same time, they should closely monitor key areas and links, investigate situations such as sudden shareholding and illegal rehiring, and cut off the path to realizing corruption after retirement.
Strictly inspect "black under the light" with the blade facing inward
The disciplinary inspection and supervision organs are the disciplinary forces of the Party and an important force in promoting comprehensive and strict governance of the Party. In the first half of this year, the education and rectification of the national disciplinary inspection and supervision cadre team was comprehensively promoted, and disciplinary inspection and supervision organs at all levels adhered to the principle of putting the blade inward and strictly investigated "darkness under the lamp".
Cui Yunan, a first level researcher at the 13th Examination and Investigation Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, and Hao Zongqiang, Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department and First level Inspector of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, are under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law; Liu Ran, Deputy Director and First level Inspector of the Second Supervision and Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, and Yao Xike, former Second level Inspector of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed at the Ministry of Transport, were expelled from the Party and public office for serious violations of discipline and law. They were suspected of committing crimes and transferred to the procuratorial organs for legal review and prosecution. In the first half of the year, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission reported the news of multiple officials being investigated and punished. Disciplinary inspection and supervision organs at all levels across the country have also seriously investigated and dealt with a group of typical problems of disciplinary and supervisory cadres violating discipline and law.
Resolutely investigate and punish "two faced individuals" with the clearest attitude, most effective measures, and most decisive actions, and resolutely prevent and control "darkness under the lamp.". This is a key content of the education and rectification of the national disciplinary inspection and supervision cadre team launched in February this year. Since the implementation of education rectification, disciplinary inspection and supervision organs at all levels have, in accordance with the deployment requirements, thoroughly sorted out the problem clues related to disciplinary inspection and supervision cadres since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. They have thoroughly investigated the key personnel and matters involved, as well as the key links in the operation of disciplinary inspection and supervision power. They have also investigated and dealt with specific clues, clear directions, and mature verification conditions. Those who deceive organizations and violate discipline during the education rectification period will be dealt with strictly in accordance with regulations and laws, and will not tolerate or be lenient.
Song Wei, Deputy Director of the Beijing Research Base for Building a Clean and Honest Government: As a specialized organ, the discipline inspection and supervision organ must be hard at forging iron. Through education and rectification, the black sheep must be eliminated in time to create a loyal, clean and responsible discipline inspection and supervision iron army that dares to fight and is good at fighting, so as to ensure that the power given by the Party and the people will not be abused, so that it can effectively promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to develop in depth, and provide a strong disciplinary guarantee for the smooth progress of Chinese path to modernization.
