This is the first disclosure that the fall of a central management cadre is related to the ecological damage in the Qinling Mountains! Implementing the Decision and Deployment of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Transforming and Adjusting the Qinling Mountains | Jiao Xiaoping | The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

According to the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, Jiao Xiaoping, former member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Deputy Commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, has been expelled from the Party and held public office.

According to the report, with the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission have launched a case review and investigation into the serious violations of discipline and law by Jiao Xiaoping, former member of the Standing Committee and Deputy Commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and former Deputy General Manager of China New Construction Group Corporation.

After investigation, Jiao Xiaoping lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original mission, had no political consciousness, violated the new development concept, and interfered with the implementation of the carbon peak and carbon neutrality strategy goals; Ignoring the important requirements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for the protection of the ecological environment in the Qinling Mountains, we act our own way and support specific stakeholders in developing small hydropower in the Qinling Mountains, damaging the ecology of the Qinling Mountains; Implementing the decisions and deployments of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has taken various forms, exacerbated the hidden debt risks of the government, and created financial security risks. Violating the spirit of the central eight point regulations, accepting gifts, cash gifts, and consumption cards in violation of regulations, and accepting banquets that may affect the fair execution of official duties; Violating organizational principles and seeking benefits for relatives in the selection and appointment of cadres; Violating regulations by accepting equity, operating businesses, owning shares in non listed companies, and taking part-time jobs to seek benefits for relatives and specific related parties; Engaging in power and money transactions, taking advantage of one's position to seek benefits for others in loan approval, debt restructuring, etc., and illegally accepting huge amounts of property. After deliberation by the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and approval by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, it has been decided to expel Jiao Xiaoping from the Party; He shall be dismissed from public office by the National Supervisory Commission; Confiscate their illegal gains from disciplinary violations; Transfer the suspected criminal issues to the procuratorial organs for legal review and prosecution, and transfer the involved property together.

On February 5th this year, Jiao Xiaoping announced that he had been investigated. His fall was quite sudden, and he was still attending an event four days before his fall. On February 1, 2023, the second executive meeting of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps was held. Jiao Xiaoping attended the meeting. And it has only been more than half a year since he was parachuted from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps by the Ministry of Finance in June last year when he was investigated.

The "Shuangkai" announcement revealed for the first time that Jiao Xiaoping's downfall was related to the development of small hydropower in the Qinling Mountains. The article mentions that Jiao Xiaoping disregarded the important requirements of the Party Central Committee for the protection of the ecological environment in the Qinling Mountains, went his own way, supported specific stakeholders to develop small hydropower in the Qinling Mountains, and damaged the ecology of the Qinling Mountains. In July 2018, the special rectification work on the illegal construction of villas at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, led by the central government, began. On the evening of January 9, 2019, a news special film titled "One Stop, One Stop, and Correct Discipline" broadcasted on CCTV reviewed the entire process of rectifying illegal buildings in the Qinling Mountains. Several local officials in Shaanxi, including former Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee Zhao Zhengyong, were arrested. On November 11, 2021, the Shaanxi Provincial Government Information Office held a press conference to announce the 43rd violations that should be rectified in the Qinling Mountains. All 8 small hydropower stations have completed their renovation tasks, and 169 mining rights in the core and key protected areas of the Qinling Mountains have been withdrawn.

It is worth noting that the term "implementing the decisions and deployments of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in a distorted manner" has appeared for the first time in the Double Opening Briefing. The statement that "exacerbates the risk of implicit government debt and creates financial security risks" should mainly occur during his tenure at the PPP Center of the Ministry of Finance.

According to public information, Jiao Xiaoping was born in July 1966 and is currently a graduate student with a Master's degree in Economics and Public Administration. He is a senior economist and a member of the Communist Party of China.

He has worked in the financial system for many years. Since 1989, Jiao Xiaoping has worked in the Budget Department of the Ministry of Finance, the Purchasing Power Office of State Controlled Social Groups, the World Bank Department, the General Office, and the International Department, and has conducted in-depth research on carbon market trading mechanisms and low-carbon economy; Former Deputy Director of the Government and Social Capital Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Finance, Secretary and Director of the Party Committee of the China Clean Development Mechanism Fund Management Center. Jiao Xiaoping has also written, compiled, and published books such as "Emerging Market PPP Guidelines", "Carbon Game - International Competitiveness and US Climate Policy", "Future Low Carbon Technologies", and "EU Emissions Trading System Rules".

On June 19, 2022, the 8th Committee of the CPC Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps held its first plenary meeting. Jiao Xiaoping was elected a member of the Standing Committee of the Eighth Committee of the CPC Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. A few days later, on June 24th, the State Council appointed four deputy political commissioners and four deputy commanders of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Jiao Xiaoping was appointed as the Deputy Commander of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and the Deputy General Manager of China New Construction Group Corporation. On March 1st of this year, Jiao Xiaoping was dismissed from his position.