As we all know, death is a stage of life that everyone has to face, and it is also the final destination of life. Whether it is a high-ranking official or an ordinary person, although everyone's social status and influence are very different when they are alive, there is absolutely no distinction between high and low in the face of death, and from this point of view, everyone is equal.
Recently, many outstanding people from all walks of life have passed away suddenly, including academicians, experts and professors, star directors, senior managers of listed companies and government leading cadres, and many of them died young.
On May 14, the sudden death of a leading ministerial-level cadre attracted the attention of the media and the public.
This leader is Mr. Gao Hongbin, former vice minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, member of the party group and honorary president of the China Dairy Association. According to official information, Gao Hongbin died in Beijing on May 10.
The obituary released by the China Dairy Association spoke highly of Gao Hongbin, saying that he was an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China and a long-tested and loyal communist fighter. This title is generally used in the obituary of a senior leader at the national level, and it is rare to give such a high evaluation and affirmation to a ministerial-level official.
State media said that 72-year-old Gao Hongbin died at 17:06 on May 10 due to ineffective medical treatment, and the specific cause and detailed rescue process were not disclosed in detail.
After the news of Gao Hongbin's death was exposed, the market was very surprised. Because 72 years old is not an old age, even compared with the average life expectancy of citizens in our country, there is still a certain gap. As a ministerial-level official, enjoying high-level medical conditions, and his body will undergo very strict health screenings on a regular basis, it is normal to live to be eighty or ninety years old, but it is unusual to die suddenly in his 70s.
Some netizens found that Gao Hongbin's last public appearance was on January 19, 2024, and on the morning of the same day, the sixth meeting of the 7th Council of the China Dairy Association was held in Beijing. In his speech, Gao Hongbin pointed out that China's dairy industry should increase yields, reduce costs, and take the road of scientific and technological innovation.
Judging from the scene pictures exposed on the same day, although Gao Hongbin's mental state is acceptable, his body is very thin, and his aging appearance looks like an eighty or ninety-year-old man, which is not at all the state that a person around 70 years old should have.
According to insiders, in fact, Gao Hongbin's health has not been very good, and he got sick again in the early stage. However, despite his poor health, Gao Hongbin still often attends public events.
After Gao Hongbin's death, netizens had very mixed feelings about this, and as an official in charge of China's food safety, many of Gao Hongbin's views and remarks before his death were also quite controversial.
Netizens clearly remember that back then, a well-known brand of milk in China was rumored to have an excessive aflatoxin content, and Gao Hongbin immediately came forward to correct the name of the milk, saying that the content is so much that it is carcinogenic, how many tons of food you have to eat, and how many years you have to eat!
During Gao Hongbin's tenure at the Ministry of Agriculture, he said in public that the mainland's vegetables, animal products, and aquatic products have maintained a high pass rate for three consecutive years, and that China's agricultural products are generally safe, and the masses can rest assured.
At the International Food Safety Forum, Gao Hongbin said that the food safety pass rate of China's exports to the United States, the European Union and Japan is as high as 99.42%, higher than that of the United States and Europe, ranking first in the world. In addition, in response to the problem of clenbuterol in Chinese food, Gao Hongbin also expressed his own opinion, believing that it is just an individual phenomenon, and there is nothing that cannot be eaten.
According to the information obtained by public inquiry, Gao Hongbin was born in May 1953, only 72 years old, joined the party in 1975, joined the work in 1969, and is a senior economist.
From 2003 to 2007, he was a member of the State Council Leading Group for Poverty Alleviation and Development and deputy director of the Office.
From 2007 to 2013, Gao Hongbin served as a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture. In addition, since December 2010, Gao Hongbin has also served as the president of the China Feed Industry Association, and later as the president of the China Dairy Association.
In April 2018, Gao Hongbin served as the honorary president of the China Dairy Association, and in January 2020, he also served as the honorary director of the Strategic Development Working Committee.