Bu Jianjie, former member of the party committee and director of the 718th Research Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, a state-owned military enterprise in charge of building aircraft carriers, was involved in serious violations of discipline and law, suspected of accepting bribes and other crimes, and was put on file for review and expelled from the party. His sacking notice rarely mentioned himInvolved in illegal acquisition of Canadian citizenship.
The Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of the Communist Party of China announced yesterday that Bu Jianjie, former member of the Party Committee and director of the No. 718 Research Institute of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (hereinafter referred to as CSIC), a state-owned military enterprise in charge of building China’s aircraft carrier, was put on file for review and fired for serious violations of discipline and law.Party affiliation, the crimes involved include acquiring Canadian citizenship in violation of regulations.
As China-Canada relations continue to be tense, some analysts believe that the sacked notice mentions that Bu Jianjie acquired specific foreign nationality in violation of regulations. The expression is very rare and inevitably arouses associations.Some online public opinion even described Bu Jianjie's fall as if China had captured another Canadian.
The notice issued by the Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision yesterday pointed out that Bu Jianjie violated organizational discipline, obtained Canadian citizenship in violation of regulations, and did not truthfully report personal related matters; violated national laws and regulations, did not record part of the income of the unit into the statutory account books, and formed off-book funds;Facilitating the illegal possession of public funds is suspected of corruption; using the convenience of one's position to seek benefits for others and accept property is suspected of accepting bribes.
The bulletin described Bu Jianjie's loss of ideals and beliefs, greed and expansion, which is a typical example of not restraining and not stopping. The nature is bad, the circumstances are serious, and should be dealt with seriously.
According to the official website of CSIC, after graduating from Harbin Shipbuilding Engineering Institute in 1982, Bu Jianjie entered the 718th Institute of CSIC and served as the director in 2001.
Canada, the United States, Australia and other countries are havens for fleeing corrupt officials
In an interview with Lianhe Zaobao, Zhuang Deshui, deputy director of the Research Center for Integrity Construction at Peking University, said that Canada, along with the United States, Australia and other developed countries, have been the havens of choice for many Chinese fugitive corrupt officials in the past, and many of them hold passports from these countries.However, the CCP’s party discipline clearly stipulates that party members and leading cadres cannot hold other nationalities, which is the bottom line of discipline.
Although there are precedents in which officials were punished for obtaining foreign passports in violation of regulations, Zhuang Deshui pointed out that Bu Jianjie’s sacked notification stated that he obtained Canadian citizenship in violation of regulations. I did not remember a specific country and nationality listed in this way in the previous notification.
After the Canadian police arrested Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou on the 1st of this month, China has detained three Canadians in succession, which is regarded as an act of retaliation by the outside world.Now that Bu Jianjie has fallen, he may become the fourth Canadian to be detained.
However, China does not recognize dual nationality, so some analysts believe that Bu Jianjie is still a Chinese citizen.
In addition, Su Hao, director of the Center for Strategic and Peace Studies at the China Foreign Affairs University, reminded in an interview that China’s anti-corruption campaign has clear principles. If Bu Jianjie violates national laws, the authorities must obviously take measures. This cannot be said to be directly related to the Meng Wanzhou incident.
Bu Jianjie is also the second leader of CSIC to be sacked in the past six months.In June this year, Sun Bo, deputy secretary of the party group and general manager of CSIC, was also sacked for serious violations of discipline and law.
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation is the competent unit for the construction of aircraft carriers in China, responsible for the research and development, production and testing of weapons and equipment such as surface and underwater ships.When Sun Bo fell from the horse half a year ago, it raised doubts about the quality of the aircraft carrier.
Zhuang Deshui pointed out that CSIC has some important projects with national strategic significance. If the project funds are squandered by corrupt elements, it will be enough to cause damage to the enterprise.
But he also pointed out that the corruption of Sun Bo and Bu Jianjie is not enough to damage the technical structure of CSIC. CSIC still masters the core technology. In the long run, anti-corruption will actually help the company to take advantage of its technological advantages and focus on its core business.
