Confessing guilty and repenting in court, Zhang Jinghua, former deputy secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, was charged with bribery of over 49.84 million yuan in the county | population | Zhang Jinghua
1. Zhang Jinghua, former deputy secretary of Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, was charged with taking bribes of more than 49.84 million yuan in the first instance.
On July 27, 2023, the Wuhan Intermediate People's Court in Hubei Province held a public trial of the bribery case of Zhang Jinghua, former deputy secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee.
The People's Procuratorate of Wuhan City, Hubei Province accuses that from 2008 to 2021, the defendant Zhang Jinghua took advantage of his position as Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Environmental Protection, Deputy Secretary and Mayor of Xuzhou Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of Zhenjiang Municipal Party Committee, Secretary General of Jiangsu Provincial Government, Deputy Governor of Jiangsu Provincial Government, Standing Committee Member of Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Nanjing Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Jiangbei New Area Party Working Committee, and Deputy Secretary of 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. The procuratorial organs have requested that Zhang Jinghua be held criminally responsible for the crime of bribery. During the trial, the procuratorial organs presented relevant evidence, and the defendant Zhang Jinghua and his defense counsel cross examined. Both the prosecution and defense fully expressed their arguments under the auspices of the court. Zhang Jinghua made a final statement and expressed remorse in court. At the end of the trial, the court announced an adjournment and announced the verdict at a later date.
2. With the approval of the editorial board of Anhui Provincial Party Committee, 4 counties in Anhui have carried out pilot institutional reform in small counties with population.
Recently, the Anhui Provincial Party Committee editorial reply to the netizen message. The reply stated that county governance is an important part of promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities, and it occupies a pivotal position in national governance. The Anhui Provincial Party Committee attaches great importance to county governance and requires the Provincial Party Committee to learn from the reform practices of Shanxi and other places, and explore county governance models that adapt to the characteristics of the work of counties with small populations. In accordance with the requirements of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee, the Anhui Provincial Party Committee Organization Office conducted in-depth research and careful planning, did a lot of preliminary preparations, and put forward relevant suggestions for the pilot reform of small-population counties in Anhui Province. With the consent of the editorial board of the Anhui Provincial CPC Committee, four counties with a small resident population have been selected to carry out pilot institutional reform in small counties with a small population, and special classes for reform in provinces and relevant cities and counties have been set up to coordinate and promote the pilot work.
3. Kunshan achieved GDP of 237.52 billion yuan in the first half of this year
In the first half of this year, Kunshan City completed a regional GDP of 237.52 billion billion yuan, an increase of 5.6 percent over the same period last year at comparable prices; general public budget revenue increased by 22.5 percent over the same period last year; industrial added value increased by 4.9 percent over the same period last year; investment in fixed assets increased by 17.4 percent over the same period last year; total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 14 percent over the same period last year; and the actual use of foreign capital increased by 42.4 percent, half a year.