Chen Xitong (traditional Chinese: 陳希同; simplified Chinese: 陈希同) (born June 1930) was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China and the Mayor of Beijing until he was removed from office on charges of corruption in 1995. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Politburo of the Communist Party of China ( Chinese: 中国共产党中央政治局 Pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Zhèngzhìjú (also "Political The politics of Beijing is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China.
Biography
A graduate of Peking University, he shared close ties to Deng Xiaoping and his family. Peking University ( of Beijing, colloquially known in Chinese as Beida (北大 Běidà) is the first formally established university and the first Deng Xiaoping ( 22 August 1904 19 February 1997) was a prominent Chinese Revolutionary, Politician, Pragmatist and Reformer Chen was once considered a possible successor to Deng Xiaoping. During the 1980's, Chen Xitong became a fan of American TV series Hunter when it was first aired in China, and in his speeches, Chen had made various references to the TV series. Hunter is a police drama television series starring Fred Dryer which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991
Chen Xitong was the Mayor of Beijing during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre (referred to in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, to avoid confusion with two He strongly advocated the use of force to quell the protests, and was responsible for the declaration of martial law in Beijing during the incident. Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice
A onetime rival to Jiang Zemin, Chen's downfall came in 1995 during an anti-corruption campaign led by Jiang's Shanghai clique. Jiang Zemin ( born 17 August 1926 was the "core of the third generation " of Communist Party of China leaders serving as General Secretary of The Shanghai clique or Shanghai faction ( is the name given to an informal group of officials in the Communist Party of China, especially those who serve in the central Clique members Zeng Qinghong and Jia Qinglin played key roles in the campaign that eventually led to Chen's arrest; some observers view Chen's downfall as a political struggle between Chen and Jiang, because it was later revealed that the amount of money Chen embezzled was five million, a relatively low amount in comparison to other corrupted cadres who embezzled much more but were left unscathed in the so-called anti-corruption campaigns. Zeng Qinghong ( (born July 1939 was the Vice-President of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2008 Jia Qinglin ( POJ: Ka Kheng-lim born March 1940 in Botou Hebei Province is the fourth ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the on the other hands, the general populace of Beijing was largely happy with Chen's downfall due to his stand during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre (referred to in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, to avoid confusion with two In the wake of the charges, Chen's Vice Mayor, Wang Baosen, committed suicide. In 1998, Chen Xitong was given a 16 year jail sentence on charges of corruption and dereliction of duty. Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain Dereliction of duty is a specific offense in Military law. It includes various elements centered around the avoidance of any duty which may be properly expected His son, Chen Xiaotong, was also sentenced. Chen was released early from jail in 2006, officially due to reasons of ill health.
The novel The Wrath of God -- the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Action (天怒 -- 反貪局在行動; pinyin: Tiān nú--Fǎntãnjú zài Xíngdòng)[1] published in 1996 by the Yuanfang Publishing House of Inner Mongolia and quickly banned in China is a fictionalized account of the Chen Xitong case written from the point of a view of an investigator. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The title of the book is often translated as "The Wrath of Heaven".
References
- ^ "The Wrath of God -- the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Action" (Tiannu Fantanju Zai Xingdong), by Fang Wen [psuedonymn]. Hohhot, December 1996, Yuanfang Chubanshe. Printed January 1997 press run of 5000 copies. ISBN 7-80595-271-X/1 120. Many pirate copies were printed.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jiao Ruoyu |
Mayor of Beijing 1983 – 1993 |
Succeeded by Li Qiyan |
| Preceded by Li Ximing |
Secretary of the CPC Beijing Committee 1992 – 1995 |
Succeeded by Wei Jianxing |
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