On the 8th, the CCTV Comprehensive Channel of China Central Radio and Television broadcast the third episode of the annual anti-corruption blockbuster "Continue to Make Efforts to Promote in Depth" "Strengthening Positive Practices and Discipline".
Chen Jiadong, who served as Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Standing Committee of the Xiamen Municipal People's Congress, and Secretary of the Zhangzhou Municipal Party Committee, was placed on file for review and investigation in February 2022. One of his conspicuous problems was that during his tenure as secretary of the Zhangzhou Municipal CPC Committee, he vigorously engaged in image projects and political performance projects, and made blind decisions without investigation and demonstration, resulting in huge losses.
Wang Yuguang, Deputy Director of the Sixth Supervision and Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission: In the second half of 2013, soon after Chen Jiadong became the secretary of the Zhangzhou Municipal Party Committee, he proposed to build a demonstration section of the "Southern Fujian Ecological and Cultural Corridor", and proposed to copy the ancient houses in Zhangzhou in a one-to-one ratio to build 6 post stations. Soon after it was built, it was in a state of abandonment. When we went to the scene to collect evidence during the case, most of them were overgrown.
Zhangzhou is a national historical and cultural city, which was built more than 1,300 years ago in the ancient city block, and still retains the traditional pattern and a large number of historical buildings. In the southern Fujian dialect, ancient houses and old buildings are called "ancient houses". Relying on local characteristics to build a tourism project is not a problem in itself, but the problem is that Chen Jiadong's starting point is seriously skewed, and the consideration is not how to bring long-term benefits, but hopes to make a surprise construction before the annual flower fair, so that the superior leaders can see his political achievements.
Wang Yuguang, deputy director of the Sixth Supervision and Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission: Without research and demonstration, a conceptual plan was put forward, requiring the construction to be completed before the opening of the Flower Expo in November 2014. This expo is a high-impact local event in Zhangzhou, and the construction of this project can attract the attention of leaders.
Chen Jiadong, former director of the Standing Committee of the Xiamen Municipal People's Congress in Fujian Province: Of course, the leader came, this was done by someone, and the leader had a good impression. Because what you have to do is to be able to attract attention.
Since Chen Jiadong was bent on seeking the big and the fast, he also forcibly pushed forward the project without investigation and research, regardless of the actual situation, and without scientific argumentation, relying only on his own subjective conjectures.
Wang Yuguang, deputy director of the Sixth Supervision and Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission: What is particularly absurd is that this project has not been thoroughly researched, demonstrated, and feasibility studies, but he specially brought himself a feng shui master to select a site to see feng shui and adjust the direction.
The total cost of the six antique post stations reached 211 million yuan, each of which was quite large, and the largest one covered an area of more than 60,000 square meters. By the time it was completed and put into operation, various problems became apparent. These post stations are all copies of the famous local ancient houses, and when tourists arrive in Zhangzhou, they naturally choose to see the ancient buildings themselves, rather than the replicas. In terms of site selection, these six post stations are scattered along the 25-kilometer-long national highway, and they cannot form a convergence effect.
Yang Ruitian, executive deputy general manager of Zhangzhou Lingbo Scenic Area Management Group Co., Ltd.: Each post station is nearly within the range of about 2 to 7 kilometers, and then the entire service radius cannot be formed, and the distance between the points is too long to gather this popularity.
Tourists from other places cannot be attracted, and for local citizens, the post station is too far away from the main city, and the people are usually reluctant to come for leisure.
Chen Zhishun, a nearby villager: It's all deserted, and when the villagers see it, everyone will feel pity.
A local state-owned enterprise was entrusted by the government to manage, and tourism could not be carried out, so it was difficult to attract a few merchants, and they soon all surrendered the lease. As a result, most of the post stations have been abandoned for a long time, and the maintenance cost is high.
Yang Ruitian, executive deputy general manager of Zhangzhou Lingbo Scenic Area Management Group Co., Ltd.: The management personnel and security personnel of the post station, and then the daily greening management, as well as some maintenance and maintenance, water and electricity bills and other costs are very high, and the annual expenditure is nearly 3 million.
Chen Jiadong, former director of the Standing Committee of the Xiamen Municipal People's Congress in Fujian Province: I have not looked at it comprehensively and deeply about its success rate and results. If I say that I go to the site more often, it would be better. In the end, it was made like this, so I have to admit that I was wrong.
Unhealthy tendencies and corruption are mutually exchanging problems and have the same root and origin. The examination and investigation found that Chen Jiadong also had the "four winds" problem of accepting gifts and food invitations in violation of regulations, and there was also the problem of corruption in using his power to accumulate huge sums of money. After an open trial by the court, Chen Jiadong illegally accepted more than 94.15 million yuan in property, embezzled more than 3.41 million yuan of state-owned property with others, and caused a loss of more than 190 million yuan in state-owned property, and was suspected of accepting bribes, embezzlement, and abusing power. In September 2023, Chen Jiadong was sentenced to life imprisonment, deprivation of political rights for life, and confiscation of all personal property.
Source: CCTV News