Mao Qingguo
Mao Qingguo | |||||||
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茆庆 | |||||||
Born | May 1953 (age 71) Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
Occupation | Executive | ||||||
Agent | China National Salt Industry Corporation | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1977–2019; expelled) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 茆 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 茆庆 | ||||||
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Mao Qingguo (Chinese: 茆庆
Biography[edit]
Mao was born in Lianyungang, Jiangsu in May 1953. He entered the workforce in September 1969, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1977. In January 1998 he was director of Jiangsu Salt Administration and chairman of Jiangsu Salt Industry Company. He served as deputy general manager of China National Salt Industry Corporation in December 2001, and two years later promoted to the General Manager position. In March 2013 he was promoted again to become chairman of the board, but having held the position for only a year and a half, when he retired in August 2014. In October 2014 he became director of China Salt Industry Association.
Investigation[edit]
On April 19, 2019, he has come under investigation for "serious legal violations and criminal offenses" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[2] On October 18, 2019, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.[3] Prosecutors signed an arrest order for him on November 5. On December 24, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.
On June 30, 2020, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Liu'an on charges of taking bribes.[4] According to the indictment, he used his various positions between 1997 and 2019 in Jiangsu to seek benefits for relevant organizations and individuals in project cooperation, bond underwriting, job promotion and other matters and in return, he illegally accepted money and goods worth 72.03 million yuan, 10,000 US dollars and 10,000 euros either directly or via his family members or from other connections.[4]
On January 7, 2021, he was sentenced to 15 years and fined 6 million yuan for taking bribes.[5]
Award[edit]
In June 2008 he was listed among the fifth group of "The Top 10 Chinese Economic Talents".[6]
References[edit]
- ^ He Liping (贺梨萍), ed. (6 November 2019).
中 盐集团原董 事 长茆庆国退 休 5年 后 被 查,涉 嫌 受贿被 逮捕 . thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2019. - ^
中国 盐业有限 公司 原 党 委 书记、董 事 长茆庆国接受 审查调查. CCDI (in Chinese). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019. - ^ Yi Chengchen (
易 成 晨), ed. (18 October 2019).中 盐集团有限 公司 原 党 委 书记茆庆国 被 开除党籍 . ifeng (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2019. - ^ a b Zhou Ruiping (
周 瑞 平 ) (3 July 2020).被 控 受贿7200万余元原中国盐业总公司董事长茆庆国受审. chinacourt.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 February 2021. - ^ Chai Minyi (
柴 敏 懿), ed. (7 January 2021). 受贿超 7000万 ,中 盐集团原董 事 长茆庆国一 审获刑 15年 . thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 February 2021. - ^ Zhu Jiabei (
祝 加 贝), ed. (6 November 2019). 茆庆国 被 捕 曾被举报一 顿饭喝 3瓶 单价过万 红酒. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2019.