Wang Yupu, Minister of Emergency Management of China.(Internet)
The day before yesterday (12th) was the 10th anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake. Emergency drills for earthquake relief and disaster reduction were held in various parts of China, and China's newly established Emergency Management Department played an important role.However, Wang Yupu, the Minister of Emergency Management, has never shown up, and has been absent from many important events within the Ministry. He only published a signed article last Friday (11th), which aroused the attention of the outside world.
According to a report by online media Hong Kong 01 yesterday (13th), there are rumors that Wang Yupu, who was born in the petroleum system, is under investigation.However, the South China Morning Post reported citing sources that Wang Yupu was seriously ill and had been lying in a hospital bed for the past few months.
Previously, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported last Friday that Wang Yupu hadn't appeared in public for nearly a month, and hadn't attended various important events within the ministry, such as the office meeting of the minister of emergency management.Rumors abounded internally about his background in the oil system.
The report also stated that Wang Yupu was transferred from the All-China Federation of Trade Unions after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and has been changing posts since then. There have been rumors that he is under investigation.
However, on the evening of last Friday, the Ministry of Emergency Management published an article on the extensive and in-depth activities of the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day to comprehensively improve the comprehensive ability of the whole society to resist natural disasters.Wang Yupu appeared indirectly through a signed article, dispelling the rumors of being investigated.
However, Wang Yupu did miss many important events within the ministry.On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, emergency drills for earthquake relief and disaster reduction have been held in various parts of China. Wang Yupu did not appear in public, which aroused the attention of the outside world.
In this regard, the South China Morning Post reported that Wang Yupu had been ill for a period of time, and his condition worsened significantly during the Chinese New Year in mid-February.He has not been seen in public since his April 16 inauguration.
The report pointed out that although the source could not name Wang Yupu's problem, they said that Wang Yupu was unwell at the event in April.
The report quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that although there were rumors that Wang Yupu might disappear due to official investigation, he was actually seriously ill and had been lying in a hospital bed for the past few months.
According to public information, Wang Yupu was born in 1956 and worked in the petroleum system for nearly 30 years. He was promoted from a technician in Daqing Oilfield to chairman of Daqing Oilfield Company.
In 2009, Wang Yupu turned into an official career and became the vice governor of Heilongjiang Province. In October of the following year, he became the vice chairman (ministerial level) and the first secretary of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
In 2013, Wang Yupu served as the deputy secretary and vice president of the party group of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
In April 2015, Wang Yupu returned to the petroleum system and served as the chairman and party secretary of Sinopec.
In September 2017, he was transferred to the Party Secretary and Director of the State Administration of Work Safety.
Until March this year, Wang Yupu became the head of the newly established emergency management department.However, he seldom made public appearances after he took office. The information on the official website shows that many important activities within the Ministry are presided over by Huang Ming, Party Secretary and Vice Minister of the Emergency Management Department.
