Hong Kong Media: Multiple Aides of Wang Qishan Investigated and Removed
Hong Kong media reports that multiple senior officials who are close aides of former Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan have been investigated and removed from their posts. The latest is Li Xiaohong, former director of the Central Inspection Team Leading Group Office. Li served as Secretary-General of the Beijing Municipal Government, acting as Wang Qishan's 'butler,' and later followed him into the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) system.
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According to Hong Kong media reports, multiple senior officials who are close aides of former Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan have been investigated and removed from their posts in succession. The latest is Li Xiaohong, former director of the Central Inspection Team Leading Group Office.
Chinese authorities announced on the 3rd that Li Xiaohong is suspected of serious disciplinary and legal violations and is currently under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission.
In a report on the 3rd, Hong Kong's Ming Pao Daily News stated that Li Xiaohong served as Secretary-General of the Beijing Municipal Government, acting as the 'butler' for then-Mayor Wang Qishan, and later followed Wang into the CCDI system.
In another report, the newspaper noted that many of Wang Qishan's close aides had previously been investigated, making Li Xiaohong's downfall unsurprising. Additionally, Li's former subordinates from his time in the financial system, Qi Liang and Li Shihua, were also recently taken away by the CCDI.
The report described Wang Qishan as a figure who 'killed people when he saw them, killed Buddhas when he saw them' during his tenure as CCDI Secretary at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (end of 2012), making him a feared figure in the anti-corruption campaign. However, in recent years, many of Wang's 'big secretaries' have been investigated. These include Dong Hong and Tian Huiyu, who were sentenced to death with a reprieve, and Zhou Liang, Deputy Director of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, who fell from power in March of this year.
According to the report, Dong Hong followed Wang Qishan from Guangdong to Hainan and Beijing, later serving as a deputy-ministerial level inspection专员 in the Central Inspection Team. Tian Huiyu served as Wang's secretary when Wang was leading China Construction Bank and participated in the establishment of China International Capital Corporation (CICC), later becoming President of China Merchants Bank.
Zhou Liang, like Dong Hong, followed Wang Qishan for over 20 years, serving as Deputy Secretary-General and Head of the Organization Department of the CCDI. Li Xiaohong served as Wang's 'butler' during the Beijing municipal government period and later entered the CCDI system.
The report also cited Chinese financial media Caixin, stating that Qi Liang, former President of CSC Financial Co., Ltd., and Li Shihua, General Manager of the Comprehensive Management Department and former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CSC Financial, are both subordinates of Li Xiaohong and have also been investigated.
Li Xiaohong is 73 years old. He graduated from the Chinese Department of Renmin University of China. From October 1992, he served successively as Deputy Party Secretary, Deputy General Manager, and Vice Chairman of Beijing No.1 Light Industry Corporation; Deputy General Manager of Jingtai (Group); Party Secretary and Chairman of Huaxia Securities Co., Ltd.; and Party Secretary and Chairman of CSC Financial Co., Ltd. (Editor: Chen Kaiyu) 1150603
Chinese authorities announced on the 3rd that Li Xiaohong is suspected of serious disciplinary and legal violations and is currently under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission.
In a report on the 3rd, Hong Kong's Ming Pao Daily News stated that Li Xiaohong served as Secretary-General of the Beijing Municipal Government, acting as the 'butler' for then-Mayor Wang Qishan, and later followed Wang into the CCDI system.
In another report, the newspaper noted that many of Wang Qishan's close aides had previously been investigated, making Li Xiaohong's downfall unsurprising. Additionally, Li's former subordinates from his time in the financial system, Qi Liang and Li Shihua, were also recently taken away by the CCDI.
The report described Wang Qishan as a figure who 'killed people when he saw them, killed Buddhas when he saw them' during his tenure as CCDI Secretary at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (end of 2012), making him a feared figure in the anti-corruption campaign. However, in recent years, many of Wang's 'big secretaries' have been investigated. These include Dong Hong and Tian Huiyu, who were sentenced to death with a reprieve, and Zhou Liang, Deputy Director of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, who fell from power in March of this year.
According to the report, Dong Hong followed Wang Qishan from Guangdong to Hainan and Beijing, later serving as a deputy-ministerial level inspection专员 in the Central Inspection Team. Tian Huiyu served as Wang's secretary when Wang was leading China Construction Bank and participated in the establishment of China International Capital Corporation (CICC), later becoming President of China Merchants Bank.
Zhou Liang, like Dong Hong, followed Wang Qishan for over 20 years, serving as Deputy Secretary-General and Head of the Organization Department of the CCDI. Li Xiaohong served as Wang's 'butler' during the Beijing municipal government period and later entered the CCDI system.
The report also cited Chinese financial media Caixin, stating that Qi Liang, former President of CSC Financial Co., Ltd., and Li Shihua, General Manager of the Comprehensive Management Department and former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CSC Financial, are both subordinates of Li Xiaohong and have also been investigated.
Li Xiaohong is 73 years old. He graduated from the Chinese Department of Renmin University of China. From October 1992, he served successively as Deputy Party Secretary, Deputy General Manager, and Vice Chairman of Beijing No.1 Light Industry Corporation; Deputy General Manager of Jingtai (Group); Party Secretary and Chairman of Huaxia Securities Co., Ltd.; and Party Secretary and Chairman of CSC Financial Co., Ltd. (Editor: Chen Kaiyu) 1150603