Naked official
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Naked official (Chinese: 裸官; pinyin: luǒ guān)[1] refers to Chinese Communist Party officials who stay in mainland China while their spouses and children reside abroad.[2] The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has reported that from the beginning of reform and opening in 1978 to 2003 about 4,000 corrupt officials left China, taking at least $50 billion out of the country;[3] often spouses and children went first.[3] The government is setting up stricter monitoring systems to decrease the practice.[3]
History
In early 2014, a revision of the rules for the promotion and appointment of senior officials introduced rules that disbarred officials whose spouses live abroad (or if they have no spouse, their children) from promotion.[4]
In March 2022, the CCP Central Committee prohibited spouses and children of ministerial-level officials from directly or indirectly holding any real estate abroad or shares in entities registered overseas. Senior officials and members of their immediate families were also banned from setting up accounts with overseas financial institutions unless they have legitimate reasons for doing so, such as studying or work.[5]
Examples
- Pang Jiayu's wife and son emigrated to Canada in 2002. Pang, formerly vice chairman of the provincial committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Shanxi Province, was sentenced in 2008 to a 12-year prison term for bribery and dereliction of duty.[6]
- Zhou Jinhuo's wife had emigrated to the United States, and he tried to join her in June 2006 while under investigation for corruption. Zhou was formerly director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau of Fujian Province.[6]
See also
- Haigui those returned from study abroad
- Gireogi appa similar term for Korean fathers
References
- ↑ "是"裸官"，就让他丢官？". 南方周末. 2010-04-28. http://www.infzm.com/content/44444. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ↑ "China: Naked official debate". Global Voices. 9 May 2010. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/05/09/china-naked-official-debate/. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Xie, Yu (2010-02-24). "Govt wants a better view of 'naked officials'". China Daily. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-02/24/content_9492278.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ↑ (in zh). 人民日报. 2014-01-14. http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0116/c1001-24131759.html. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- ↑ Wong, Chun Han (2022-05-19). "China Insists Party Elites Shed Overseas Assets, Eyeing Western Sanctions on Russia" (in en-US). The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-insists-party-elites-shed-overseas-assets-eyeing-western-sanctions-on-russia-11652956787.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "China to monitor 'naked officials'". Shanghai Daily/Xinhua. 2010-02-22. http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2010/201002/20100222/article_429084.htm.
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