On the morning of the 23rd, the bribery case of Zhao Hongzhuan, former deputy secretary and vice chairman of the CPPCC Xi'an Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference, was heard in Weinan Intermediate People's Court.

The public prosecution alleges that, from 2007 to 2016, the defendant, Zhao Hongpatent, served as director of the Xi’an Aerospace Industry Base Management Committee, director of the Xi’an National Civil Aerospace Industry Base Management Committee, secretary of the Party Working Committee, member of the Standing Committee of the Xi’an Municipal Committee and Xi’an High-techThe director of the management committee of the industrial development zone and the secretary of the party working committee are convenient in their positions. They seek benefits for others in terms of project development, approval procedures, project promotion, land acquisition, and river channel improvement projects.14 people totaled 11.3 million RMB, 1.06 million US dollars, 200,000 euros, 200,000 new dollars, 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, 10.3 kilograms of gold, and 5 calligraphy and paintings.

The public prosecution agency believes that Zhao Hongpatent used the convenience of his position to accept other people's property and seek benefits for others, and he should be investigated for criminal responsibility for the crime of accepting bribes.During the trial, the public prosecution agency presented relevant evidence, Zhao Hongzhuan and his defenders cross-examined evidence, and both the prosecution and the defense fully expressed their opinions.Zhao Hongzhuan finally stated the ideological root of his crime, and pleaded guilty and repented in court.After the trial ended, the court announced an adjournment for an optional date for sentencing.

In other words, Zhao Hongzhuan was accused of accepting Renminbi, U.S. dollars, Euros, Singapore dollars, Hong Kong dollars, gold, calligraphy and paintings, etc.Zhao Hongzhuan is a former deputy secretary and deputy director of the party group of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress Wei Minzhou (formerly a member of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Xi'an Municipal Party Committee) and a member of the corruption den.

In May 2017, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection initiated a case review of Wei Minzhou based on clues to problems found during the 11th Central Inspection Team's review of Shaanxi and the clues to problems discovered during the investigation and handling of the case by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Subsequently, the Shaanxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection followed up in time, and simultaneously filed a case for investigation of other series of clues brought about by Wei Minzhou's serious violation of discipline, and seriously investigated and dealt with Zhao Hongzhuan, former member of the Party Working Committee of Xixian New District, former Party Secretary and Management Committee of Jinghe New CityLi Yimin, director of the association, and Li Dayou, former secretary of the party committee and chairman of Xi'an Tourism Group, and others have seriously violated discipline and law.

At the end of August last year, Zhao Hongzhuan was double-opened by the Shaanxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

The Shuangkai Bulletin stated that Zhao Hongzhuan still did not restrain himself after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.In addition, the double-open circular also accused Zhao Hongzhuan of violating life discipline, but did not specify the specific content of the violation.

In December last year, the China Discipline Inspection and Supervision Magazine published an article on the investigation of Wei Minzhou's series of corruption cases, Xi'an's first quadruple development dividends.The article disclosed for the first time that Zhao Hongzhuan violated life discipline and accepted paid sexual services abroad.

Zhao Hongzhuan became the first downed official named by the government for accepting paid sexual services abroad.

Zhao Hongzhuan was born in April 1958. After starting work in 1975, he joined the team to work in Shuigou Commune, Qianyang County, Shaanxi Province.After the reform and opening up in 1978, Zhao Hongzhuan successively worked in the Ordnance Corporation, the Management Committee of Xi'an High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Xi'an, and the Xi'an Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.

In 2006, Zhao Hongzhuan was transferred to be the director of the Management Committee of Xi'an Aerospace Science and Technology Industrial Base in Xi'an City. Two years later, he was appointed as the Director of the Management Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Xi'an National Civil Aerospace Industry Base. In January 2011, he was promoted to the Standing Committee of Xi'an Municipal Committee.Two months later, Zhao Hongzhuan's position was changed again, and he was transferred to be secretary of the Party Working Committee and director of the management committee of Xi'an High-tech Industrial Development Zone.In January last year, Zhao Hongzhuan resigned as a member of the Standing Committee of the Xi'an Municipal Party Committee and was transferred to the Xi'an CPPCC, where he served as deputy secretary and vice chairman of the party group until he was sacked.