2024-02-02T15:58:51+00:00
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/ Chinese authorities announced on Friday that the former director of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law,” a special Chinese term used to refer to acts of corruption. The number of similar cases appears to have been increasing in recent weeks, with investigations involving about 5 million people.
Wang Yilin was director of CNBC and its top Communist Party representative from 2015 to 2018.
The Chinese Communist Party’s anti-corruption agency said Wang was under investigation for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law.”
The phrase is often used by authorities to refer to acts of corruption or embezzlement.
Also, in some cases, it means disrespecting the political line of the Chinese Communist Party.
People who are “under investigation” in China generally end up being convicted.
Since coming to power a decade ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched a sweeping campaign to combat corruption rooted in some of the country’s departments and state-owned companies.
According to the latest official figures dating back to June 2022, about 4.8 million party officials have been investigated.
It is also suspected that this campaign, which is popular with the public, targets figures who oppose the president’s orientations.
In January, the former general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation was arrested on suspicion of corruption.
After targeting officials in the Communist Party, government institutions and the army, cases have increased in recent months in the fields of finance and sports.
In December, parliament approved tougher penalties for corruption.