(Beijing/Hong Kong Comprehensive News) When Zhao Zhengyong, the former secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, was dismissed last Tuesday (15th), Chen Guoqiang, the current deputy governor of Shaanxi who was once regarded as Zhao Zhengyong’s butler, was also reportedly taken away on the same day to assist in the investigation..

Chen Guoqiang, Vice Governor of Shaanxi

The day before yesterday (19th), Sing Tao Daily quoted the WeChat public account Haojing Notes and disclosed that Chen Guoqiang was taken away from the provincial government compound by investigators, which surprised the surrounding staff.The official website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission announced the news of Zhao Zhengyong’s dismissal that night, but did not disclose the reason for his investigation.

Since July, more than a thousand people including senior Shaanxi officials have been questioned

Sing Tao also quoted Shaanxi businessman Zhao Faqi, a party involved in the 100 billion mining rights case, as confirming that Chen Guoqiang was taken away to assist in the investigation.Zhao Faqi has previously reported through various channels Zhao Zhengyong’s illegal interference in the 100 billion mining rights case, as well as the illegal villa construction case in Qinling that spread during his tenure.Since the illegally built villas in Qinling were demolished in July last year, senior Shaanxi officials involved in the case have been dismissed one after another, and more than a thousand people have been questioned so far.

57-year-old Chen Guoqiang and Zhao Zhengyong are fellow Anhui residents. His official career has been in Shaanxi. He served as secretary-general of the provincial government when Zhao Zhengyong was governor and secretary of the provincial party committee. Last year, he was promoted to deputy governor, in charge of provincial land and resources, environmental protection,Housing and urban and rural construction, transportation.

Xiakedao, a new media affiliated with the People's Daily Overseas Edition, commented on the incident of Zhao Zhengyong's fall on Friday, believing that the emergence of the next tiger is still a high probability event. Earlier report: Zhao Zhengyong, former secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, was investigated for violating the law

According to Xinhua News Agency, Zhao Zhengyong, the former secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.

Investigation for serious violations of discipline and law

Zhao Zhengyong, the former secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law.

The website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission announced the above news last night, but did not disclose the reason why Zhao Zhengyong was investigated.

Some analysts believe that Zhao Zhengyong's investigation may be related to the illegal construction of villas in Xi'an at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains.The case has recently caused continuous turmoil in Shaanxi's official circles. At present, Wei Minzhou, former secretary of the Xi'an Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and deputy director of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress, Feng Xinzhu, former deputy governor of Shaanxi Province, Qian Yin'an, former secretary-general of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, and Shangguan Jiqing, mayor of Xi'an, have been involved.Former Xi'an CPPCC Chairman Cheng Qunli and other senior officials.

According to public information, the 67-year-old Zhao Zhengyong is from Ma'anshan, Anhui Province, and has a postgraduate degree from the Central Party School.He served as deputy secretary of the Ma'anshan Municipal Party Committee of Anhui Province, secretary of the Huangshan Municipal Party Committee, secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee, director of the Provincial Public Security Department, and secretary of the Party Committee.

Zhao Zhengyong was transferred to Shaanxi in 2001 and served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee.Since then, he has successively served as member of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Governor, Deputy Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, Governor, and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group.

He served as Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee from December 2012 until March 2016 when he resigned.From April 2016 to March 2018, he served as the vice chairman of the Internal Affairs and Judiciary Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress.