Du Yubo, former deputy secretary of the party group and vice minister of the Ministry of Education, was dismissed. The picture shows Du Yubo, then a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, speaking during the 2019 National People's Congress. (Photo courtesy of Visual China)
On September 18, 2024, the official website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission announced that Du Yubo, former deputy secretary of the party group and vice minister of the Ministry of Education, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission.
After the news was made public, it attracted the attention of the industry. Du Yubo is the highest-ranking official in the education system to be dismissed since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Previously, officials and university leaders in the education system included Liu Chuansheng, former secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Normal University, Wang Dengfeng, former director of the Department of Physical Education, Health and Art Education of the Ministry of Education, and Zhang Guang, former vice president of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Du Yubo, 69 years old, has served as executive deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Institute of Technology, secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, deputy secretary of the party group and deputy minister of the Ministry of Education. In October 2016, Du Yubo stepped down as vice minister of education.
Including Du Yubo, since 2024, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission have publicly announced that the number of central management cadres under investigation and review has risen to 41. Among them, Du Yubo is the only official who has served in the education system for a long time.
Du Yubo is regarded as a representative of "learning and excellence". According to public information, in 1975, Du Yubo entered the Department of Optical Engineering of Beijing Institute of Technology (now Beijing Institute of Technology) majoring in optical instrument structure. After graduation, Du Yubo stayed in school and worked gradually from student counselor and secretary of the general branch of the Youth League. In 1993, at the age of 38, Du Yubo served as deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Institute of Technology, and later became vice president and executive deputy secretary of the Party Committee.
After working at his alma mater for nearly 20 years, in January 2002, Du Yubo left Beijing Institute of Technology and served as the secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, with the rank of vice minister.
During Du Yubo's tenure as Secretary of the Party Committee of Beihang University, Beihang implemented a mechanism of competition for vice presidents. According to Guangming Daily, in March 2004, under the leadership of the party group of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, Beihang University launched a competition for the post of vice president, and eight people participated in the competition. This is also regarded as one of the "Top Ten Achievements" of Beihang in 2004.
In December 2010, Du Yubo was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education, assisting the Minister in overall work, and during his time at the Ministry of Education, Du Yubo was also in charge of higher education and reform.
In October 2016, Du Yubo stepped down as vice minister of education. In July of the following year, Du Yubo was elected president of the Chinese Association of Higher Education and was re-elected in July 2022.
The Chinese Association of Higher Education has more than 70 branches and more than 1,700 members. The society carries out various tasks in accordance with the "Constitution" and undertakes the transfer of government functions.
According to public information, Du Yubo's last public appearance was on July 31, 2024. From July 27th to 31st, 2024, under the guidance of the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and sponsored by the Chinese Association of Higher Education, the 4th National University Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition was held in the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Du Yubo, as the president of the Chinese Association of Higher Education, attended the closing ceremony and delivered a speech, which was related to the construction of the teaching team.
After that, on September 13, 2024, the Chinese Association of Higher Education held a president's office meeting. According to public information, Du Yubo, who is the president, did not attend the meeting.
Before Du Yubo was officially announced, two subordinates had been dismissed.
On May 13, 2024, the Supreme People's Procuratorate notified that the case of Zhang Guang, former member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and vice president of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who was suspected of accepting bribes, was investigated by the National Supervision Commission, and designated by the Supreme People's Procuratorate to be reviewed and prosecuted by the People's Procuratorate of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. Recently, the Nanchang Municipal People's Procuratorate has filed a public prosecution with the Nanchang Intermediate People's Court.
According to public information, Zhang Guang has worked at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics for a long time, and has been responsible for security and stability, logistics support services, civil air defense, domestic cooperation, medical and health care, community management, and basic education. The website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission pointed out in a circular that Zhang Guang used public tools for private use, relied on the school to eat the school, used the resources of the colleges and universities he worked for as a tool for personal gain and corruption, used the convenience of his position to seek benefits for others in asset management, enrollment and enrollment, job hunting and employment, etc., and illegally accepted huge amounts of property.
During Du Yubo's tenure as Vice Minister of Education, Wang Dengfeng served as Director General of the Department of Physical Education, Health and Art Education of the Ministry of Education. On August 30, 2022, Wang Dengfeng was investigated. In March 2024, Wang Dengfeng was sentenced to 17 years in prison for corruption and bribery.
According to incomplete statistics from Chinanews.com, since 2024, more than 20 university leaders have been investigated, including Chen Shaoxiong, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of South China Agricultural University, Chen Ligen, former secretary of the Party Committee of Nanjing Agricultural University, Song Xiewei, former dean of the School of Design of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Dong Shiping, former deputy secretary of the Party Committee and dean of Henan Judicial Police Vocational College, Yang Chunli, former secretary of the Party Committee of Xinyang Aviation Vocational College, and Zou Jin, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Honghe University.
Among the 41 central management cadres announced to be investigated in 2024, Li Weiwei, deputy director of the Population, Resources and Environment Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, is the first female senior official at the provincial level to be investigated since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China; On January 2, 2024, Zhong Tiantian, the former director of the China Geological Survey, who was officially dismissed, was the first central management cadre to be dismissed this year.
The central management cadres who have been investigated also include Gou Zhongwen, deputy director of the Ethnic and Religious Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Sun Zhigang, former secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, Han Yong, former chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Li Yuefeng, former executive vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, Tang Yijun, former chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Tang Renjian, former minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Anti-Corruption Chronicle
[Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, Yang Kening, former vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was prosecuted]
According to a CCTV News report on September 19, 2024, Yang Kening, a former member of the party group and vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was suspected of accepting bribes and illegally possessing firearms and ammunition. Recently, the People's Procuratorate of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province has initiated a public prosecution.
[Guo Fan, the former general manager of Guiyan Group, was "double-opened": intervening in the operation of Moutai in disguise]
On September 18, the website of the Guizhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision issued a notice saying that Guo Fan, the former general manager of Guizhou Salt Industry (Group) Co., Ltd., has been "double-opened". The report pointed out that Guo Fan ignored the relevant bans of the central and provincial party committees and interfered in the operation of Moutai in disguise.
[A grassroots cadre was investigated and concealed a serious mistake before joining the party]
On September 16, the Huizhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Guangdong Province announced that a few days ago, the Huizhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision conducted a case review and investigation on Chen Yuxia, former party secretary and director of the Zhongkai Branch of the Huizhou Public Resources Trading Center, for serious violations of discipline and law.
After investigation, Chen Yuxia violated the principles of the organization and concealed serious mistakes before joining the party; The use of public power for private purposes, taking advantage of one's position to seek benefits for others in project contracting, project acceptance, fund allocation, etc., and illegally accepting property; Giving money or property to state functionaries for the purpose of obtaining improper benefits. After the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Huizhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, it was decided to expel Chen Yuxia from the party; The Huizhou Municipal Commission of Supervision shall give him the sanction of dismissal from public office.
[It was notified by the General Office of the State Council, and Zhou Tiegen, the former secretary of the Xuzhou Municipal Party Committee, was investigated]
On September 14, the website of the Jiangsu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision released a message: Zhou Tiegen, former secretary of the Xuzhou Municipal Party Committee, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Jiangsu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision.
Zhou Tiegen was punished. In 2016, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Notice on the Investigation and Handling of Violations of Laws and Regulations of Jiangsu Huada Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. and Hebei Anfeng Iron and Steel Co., Ltd." The report mentioned that Huada company is located in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Xinyi City, iron and steel enterprises, the company's equipment for the production of construction steel is the state to eliminate the backward equipment, since 2010 a total of 175,000 tons of "strip steel", sales revenue of about 640 million yuan. Due to the above incident, Zhou Tiegen, then mayor of Xuzhou City, was punished with administrative demerits.
Personnel trends
[Wang Weiping served as deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region]
Guangxi Daily's WeChat public account reported on September 20, 2024 that the central government approved Wang Weiping as deputy secretary of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee.
Born in November 1965, Wang Weiping served in the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, successively serving as director of the Cadre Supervision Bureau of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Third Bureau of the Cadre Supervision Bureau of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. In August 2021, Wang Weiping served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and head of the Organization Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
[Gao Shiming, President of the China Academy of Art, is a member of the Party Group of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles]
From September 11th to 12th, 2024, sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Dance Association, and organized by the Dance Art Center of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the "'Shanhai Road' - The 10th Anniversary Dance Exhibition of the China Dance Association 'Deeply Rooted in Life'" will be staged at the National Centre for the Performing Arts. It was mentioned that Gao Shiming, a member of the party group of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, watched the performance on the 12th.
The above news shows that Gao Shiming, president of the China Academy of Art and deputy secretary of the party committee, has been appointed as a member of the party group of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
On November 10, 2023, the 95th anniversary of the founding of the China Academy of Art was held at the Liangzhu Campus of the China Academy of Art. (Photo courtesy of Visual China)
[Zhang Baofeng, director of Shijiazhuang Customs, has been appointed as a member of the Party Committee of the General Administration of Customs]
According to the official website of the General Administration of Customs, Zhang Baofeng, director of Shijiazhuang Customs, has now served as a member of the Party Committee of the General Administration of Customs. Zhang Baofeng, male, Han nationality, born in September 1968, university degree, member of the Communist Party of China. He served as the Director General of the International Department of the General Administration of Customs and assumed the post of Director General of Shijiazhuang Customs until September 2022.
Shijiazhuang Customs is directly under the leadership of the General Administration of Customs, the entry and exit supervision and administration authority, was established on September 1, 1989, is the department level.
[He Fan served as the director of the Supreme People's Court Trial Management Office and translated "Nine People"]
Recently, the updated information in the "Trial Management Office" column on the official website of the Supreme People's Court shows that He Fan has been appointed as the director of the Supreme People's Court's Trial Management Office.
He Fan has been engaged in the research, planning and drafting of judicial reform for a long time, and is the main drafter of the Fourth Five-Year Reform Outline of the People's Courts (2014-2018), the Several Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Regulating the Adjudication Business Relationship between the People's Courts at Higher and Lower Levels, and the Several Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Promoting the Construction of the Three Platforms for Judicial Openness. His translated works include "The Yardstick of Criticizing Officials", "Nine: The Supreme Court of United States", "What Judges Can Do for Democracy", "What Judges Can Do for the Rule of Law", "Twelve Angry Men" and so on.
["National Excellent County Party Secretary" Liu Zhenhua, proposed to take up a new position]
On September 19, the Organization Department of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee issued a public announcement of the proposed cadres. Among them, Liu Zhenhua, the current member of the Standing Committee of the Jincheng Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, Director of the Municipal Supervision Commission, and second-level senior supervision officer, is proposed to be the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Previously, in June 2021, Liu Zhenhua was awarded the honorary title of "National Excellent County Party Secretary" by the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Ministry information
[Ministry of Natural Resources: A net increase of 17.58 million mu of cultivated land in the country in 3 years]
The Ministry of Natural Resources announced at a press conference of the State Council Information Office on September 19, 2024 that since 2021, the total amount of cultivated land in the country has increased by 17.58 million mu, achieving a net increase for three consecutive years, curbing the trend of continuous decline in cultivated land on the mainland for many years.
On March 9, 2024, an agricultural mechanic drove a small agricultural machine to loosen the soil in the field of Duzhuang Village, Mengzhuang Town, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. Since 2021, the total amount of cultivated land in the country has increased by 17.58 million mu. (Visual China/Courtesy photo)
[The State Administration for Market Regulation clarifies the scope of "special liquor" and strictly prohibits the production and sale of liquor from 6 aspects]
According to CCTV News, recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Announcement on Strictly Prohibiting the Production and Sale of "Special Liquor", which clearly states that the scope of "special liquor" is the wine that is falsely labeled or publicized with specific names, symbols, landmark buildings, official activities and other information closely related to party and government organs and the military, and "special liquor" is counterfeit and shoddy liquor. The "Announcement" emphasizes that it is strictly forbidden for all kinds of production and operation entities to engage in the illegal production and sale of "special liquor" from six aspects: production, sales, catering, advertising, publicity, and printing.
[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: The mandatory national standard for electric bicycles is to be revised, and the maximum speed shall not exceed 25 kilometers per hour]
On September 19, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Emergency Management and other departments, solicited public opinions on the latest revision of the "Safety Technical Specifications for Electric Bicycles". Among them, in order to ensure the safety of riding, the test method of rated power and maximum speed of the motor is optimized, and the maximum design speed does not exceed 25km/h, and the functions of Beidou positioning and real-time communication are also added.
Rule of Law Broadcast
[Supreme People's Procuratorate: Attaching importance to the prevention and management of juvenile crime]
According to the WeChat official account of the "Supreme People's Procuratorate", a seminar on strengthening the prevention and governance of juvenile crime sponsored by the China Society for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency was held at the Supreme People's Procuratorate on the morning of September 18, 2024.
Ying Yong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Procurator General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, emphasized that it is necessary to attach great importance to the prevention and management of juvenile crime, better coordinate special prevention and general prevention, continue to implement "prevention is protection, punishment is also rescue", and strengthen the punishment, education, probation, and rescue of juvenile offenders in accordance with law. Where the requirements for approval of prosecution are met for serious violent crimes committed by young minors, prosecution should be approved in accordance with law.
[Crack down on hospital "traffickers", Beijing Haidian police detain 33 people]
According to a report by Beijing Daily on September 20, in order to further purify the medical order and protect the rights and interests of the masses in seeking medical treatment, the Haidian police have made a heavy attack according to the unified deployment of the Municipal Bureau to severely crack down on the illegal and chaotic phenomenon of "traffickers" in hospitals, criminally detaining a total of 33 people involved in the case, seizing more than 400 mobile phones, computers and other criminal equipment involved in the case, and knocking down 3 dens.
Outside the gate of Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, there is a warning sign that reads "Purify the order of medical treatment and put an end to the disorderly behavior of traffickers". (Visual China/Courtesy photo)
Science and education dynamics
[The 47th WorldSkills Competition closes, China ranks first in the gold medal list and medal list]
According to CCTV News, on the evening of September 15, 2024 local time, the 47th WorldSkills Competition closed in Lyon, France. The Chinese delegation won 36 gold medals, 9 silver medals, 4 bronze medals and 8 winning awards in all 59 events of the competition, ranking first in the gold medal list, medal table and team total score.
[Ministry of Education: 535 new undergraduate majors are planned in 2024, including football, etc.]
On September 13, the website of the Ministry of Education released the "2024 Announcement of Application Materials for Undergraduate Majors in Ordinary Colleges and Universities", according to the public statistics, 535 new majors are planned to be added in 2024, involving 353 colleges and universities.
According to the Notice of the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education on Carrying out the Establishment of Undergraduate Majors in Ordinary Colleges and Universities in 2024, the application for majors this year has ended. In accordance with the requirements of the notice, the relevant materials are now publicized, and the publicity period is from September 13th to October 12th.
[Layout and construction of a number of advanced research institutes in the central and western regions and northeast China]
On September 20, China Education News published an article signed by Guo Peng, Director of the Department of Development Planning of the Ministry of Education. The article points out that it is necessary to optimize the layout of higher education, "to build a number of advanced research institutes in the central and western regions and the northeast, to promote the high-quality and efficient development of regional higher education, and to open up a new track for education service regional development." ”
Local political situation
[Qinghai Circular Formalism Typical: Court Officers and Police Need to Look at Their Mobile Phones to Check Their Work Tasks at All Times]
On September 19, 2024, the Office of the Special Working Mechanism of Hainan Prefecture, Qinghai Province, notified four cases of rectifying formalism and reducing the burden on the grassroots.
It is mentioned that the Xinghai County People's Court has not implemented requirements such as the reduction of fine documents and meetings, which has increased the work burden of cadres and police. The court put forward mandatory requirements for the editors of each chamber to forward briefing information, requiring each chamber to complete 3 briefing information every month, and requiring each police officer to forward it in his personal WeChat circle of friends every day, and the number of briefing information in 2023 will reach 260. At the same time, the establishment of 7 WeChat working groups in each court room to arrange the work of the hospital, requiring the cadres and police of the hospital to look at their mobile phones to check their work tasks at all times, and the "formalism on the fingertips" makes the grassroots cadres and police miserable.
[Fuzhou Changle: It was found that the woman had repeatedly married and divorced different objects, and she should be reminded]
Recently, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Changle District, Fuzhou, revealed that in the process of marriage registration, when it was found that the woman had repeatedly flashed away from different objects, or found that the parties had only known each other for a few days and applied for registration, the bureau required the staff of the marriage registration window to remind them.
[Henan Pingdingshan reported the "forced demolition of orchards in Ye County": the establishment of a joint investigation team]
According to CCTV News, on September 20, the joint investigation team of Pingdingshan City, Henan Province issued a notice that in response to the recent online reflection of the "forced demolition of orchards in Ye County" caused by the dispute over compensation standards, the Pingdingshan Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have set up a joint investigation team composed of the Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, natural resources and planning, agriculture and rural affairs, forestry, justice and other departments to carry out a comprehensive investigation.
According to previous media reports, in September 2024, Jia Ke, a returning entrepreneurial college student in Ye County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, reported to China Traffic Radio that Hu Weizhe, executive deputy county magistrate of Ye County, gathered people on April 2 and illegally demolished 7 acres of pear orchards that he had been operating for nearly ten years.
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[Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee: Public resource trading has always been an important area for preventing and punishing corruption]
According to Hunan Daily, on September 18, 2024, Shen Xiaoming, secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, investigated the construction of mechanisms for preventing and punishing corruption in the field of public resource trading at the Hunan Provincial Public Resources Trading Center and presided over a symposium. At the symposium, after listening to the speeches of relevant enterprises, representatives of evaluation experts and responsible comrades of relevant departments directly under the provincial government, Shen Xiaoming pointed out that the transaction of public resources is related to the efficiency and effectiveness of the allocation of public resources, is an important aspect of social fairness and justice, and has always been an important area for preventing and punishing corruption.
(Synthesized from Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News, the official website of the Ministry of Education, the WeChat public account of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Beijing Daily, Liaoning Daily, Hunan Daily, etc.)
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