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Cheng Kejie

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.
Cheng Kejie
成克杰
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
16 March 1998 – 21 April 2000
ChairmanLi Peng
Chairman of Guangxi
In office
January 1993 – January 1998
Preceded byWei Chunshu
Succeeded byLi Zhaozhuo
Personal details
Born(1933-11-13)13 November 1933
Shanglin County, Guangxi, China
Died14 September 2000(2000-09-14) (aged 66)
Beijing
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1954–2000, expelled)
Alma materNorthern Jiaotong University

Cheng Kejie (Chinese: 成克杰; 13 November 1933 – 14 September 2000) was a Chinese politician. He held the position of Chairman of the People's Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Cheng was executed for accepting bribes.[1]

Biography

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Guangxi

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Cheng was born in Guangxi, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1954. Since graduating in 1957 from the Railway Management Department of the Beijing Railway Institute (now Beijing Jiaotong University), Cheng Kejie has held various positions, including technician at Zhanjiang Station of the Liuzhou Railway Bureau, business instructor at the Zhanjiang Office, technician, engineer, chief engineer, deputy director (1984-1985), and director (1985-1986) at the Nanning Branch.[2] Two years later, he was promoted to vice-chairman of the People's Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region [zh]. In 1989, he became the deputy secretary of the CCP Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee, and the following year, he was elevated to Chairman of the People's Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, serving as Acting Chairman prior to April 28, 1990. During his leadership, Guangxi organized the Fourth Ethnic Minority Traditional Sports Games [zh] in 1991.[3]

National People's Congress

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In 1992, Cheng Kejie was appointed to the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and in March 1998, during the inaugural session of the 9th National People's Congress, he was elected as vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[4][5][6][7]

Corruption

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In January 1999, Yu Fanglin [zh], the secretary of the CCP Yulin Committee, disclosed to the case officer during his detention that Cheng Kejie, while serving as chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, had twice directed Yu Fanglin to procure 7,000 tons of sugar from Guigang Sugar Factory (Chinese: 贵港糖厂) at a reduced price for resale, thereby generating a significant profit margin.[8] In August of that year, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party resolved to evaluate Cheng Kejie, though this decision was not publicly disclosed at the time.[9] Cheng Kejie, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, was last publicly reported on August 30, 1999, during the closing day of the eleventh meeting of the Ninth National People's Congress Standing Committee. On October 1, 1999, the celebration for the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China took place in Beijing, yet Cheng Kejie was absent from the General Assembly, while Xie Fei, also a vice-chairman, made an appearance despite being seriously ill. Xie Fei passed away on October 27, shortly after his return to Guangzhou, and Cheng Kejie's name was absent from the reports on the day of his farewell service. This incited conjecture over Cheng Kejie's potential involvement in the case.[10]

In March 2000, Cheng was suspected of legal and disciplinary violations, resulting in his absence from that year's NPC meeting. He was expelled from the CCP on April 20, dismissed from his role as a deputy to the NPC on April 21, and had his vice chairman position revoked on April 25. Subsequently, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) decided to arrest him.[11] On July 31, Cheng Kejie, accused of accepting bribes exceeding RMB 41.09 million,[12][13] either independently or in collusion with Li Ping (described as his mistress),[14] was sentenced to death by the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court. His subsequent appeal was denied on August 22. [15]

On September 7, the Supreme People's Court authorized the death penalty for Cheng Kejie, who was ultimately executed by lethal injection at 9:53 p.m. on September 14th, 2000.[16][17] He was the first party and state leader in the history of the People's Republic of China to be executed by the judicial authorities.[13][16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cheng Kejie Sentenced to Death for Bribery". People's Daily. 31 July 2000. Accessed 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ "成克杰". 中国政府网_中央人民政府门户网站 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  3. ^ "第四届全国少数民族传统体育运动会（1991年）". 国家民族事务委员会 (in Chinese). 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  4. ^ 韩泰华主编 (1999). 新中国50年 中. 北京：红旗出版社. p. 897. ISBN 7-5051-0423-3.
  5. ^ 全国人大常委会办公厅秘书一局编 (2004). 第九届全国人民代表大会及其常务委员会会议大事记 1998．3-2003．2. 北京：中国民主法制出版社. p. 405. ISBN 7-80078-793-1.
  6. ^ 中华人民共和国年鉴编辑部编辑 (1999). 中华人民共和国年鉴 1998 总第18期. 中国年鉴社. p. 41. ISBN 7-80056-903-9.
  7. ^ 龙德，蔡翔主编 (2000). 中华人民共和国通鉴. 沈阳：辽宁人民出版社. p. 1832. ISBN 7-205-04473-1.
  8. ^ 何石 (2001). "揭发成克杰，巨贪俞芳林起死回生". 新闻天地 (02). 湖南日报: 28–31. ISSN 1009-9298.
  9. ^ "倒卖蔗糖事件牵出巨贪成克杰". 中国新闻社. 2000-09-15. Archived from the original on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  10. ^ "详讯：成克杰违法违纪纪实". 财经时报. 2000-03-05. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  11. ^ "最高人民检察院决定依法逮捕成克杰_光明日报_光明网". 光明网_新闻视野、文化视角、思想深度、理论高度 (in Chinese). 2000-04-27. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  12. ^ Robert Harris (2003). Political Corruption: In Beyond the Nation State. Routledge. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-415-23556-3. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  13. ^ a b BBC News Asia-Pacific. 9 August 2000.
  14. ^ John B. Kidd; Frank-Jürgen Richter (2003). Fighting Corruption in Asia: Causes, Effects and Remedies. World Scientific. p. 195. ISBN 978-981-279-539-7. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  15. ^ "成克杰受贿案". 中华人民共和国最高人民法院公报 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-03-20.
  16. ^ a b K. Thomas Liaw (19 October 2007). Investment Banking and Investment Opportunities in China: A Comprehensive Guide for Finance Professionals. John Wiley & Sons. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-470-17383-1. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  17. ^ Jingping, Zhang (15 November 2012). "When women conquer men of power - How it looks in China". SBS News. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022.
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