Tong Daochi (Chinese: 童道驰; born October 1967) is a former Chinese politician who served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Sanya between November 2018 and October 2020. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in November 2020.
Tong Daochi | |||||||
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童道驰 | |||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Sanya | |||||||
| In office 3 November 2018 – October 2020 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Yan Zhaojun | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhou Hongbo | ||||||
| Vice-Governor of Hubei | |||||||
| In office December 2016 – November 2018 | |||||||
| Governor | Wang Xiaodong | ||||||
| Assistant Minister of Commerce | |||||||
| In office April 2014 – November 2016 | |||||||
| Minister | Gao Hucheng | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | October 1967 (age 57) Pingjiang County, Hunan, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (2004–2021; expelled) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Peking University Renmin University of China Carleton University Pardee RAND Graduate School | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 童道驰 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 童道馳 | ||||||
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Biography
editTong was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan in October 1967. After resuming the college entrance examination, he graduated from Peking University and Renmin University of China. After that, he continued his study at Carleton University in Canada as a postgraduate student. After university, he worked at RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, United States. In 1994 he worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.[citation needed]
Tong returned in China in late 2010 and that same year he became an official in the Planning and Development Department of China Securities Regulatory Commission. He worked there for 8 years. Then he was appointed Assistant Minister of Commerce.[1]
In November 2016 he was transferred to central China's Hubei province and was named vice-governor in the following month.[2] In November 2018 he was transferred again to south China's Hainan province and appointed Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Sanya, replacing Yan Zhaojun.[3]
Investigation
editOn November 1, 2020, he has been placed under investigation for serious violations of laws and regulations by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[4]
On April 30, 2021, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.[5] On June 4, he was arrested for suspected bribe taking.[6] On September 30, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[7]
On January 13, 2022, prosecutors accused Tong of using his different positions as a senior securities regulator and Sanya government official between 2004 and 2020 to offer business favors and promotion opportunities. In return, he accepted money and property worth over 274 million yuan ($43 million).[8]
On June 2, he was sentenced to death for bribery and insider trading with a two-year reprieve.[9]
References
edit- ^ 中华人民共和国商务部部长助理童道驰 [Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China]. mofcom.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2010.
- ^ 海南新常委童道驰出任三亚市委书记 [Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee Tong Daochi appointed Communist Party Secretary of Sanya]. ce.cn (in Chinese). 3 November 2018.
- ^ 新任海南省委常委童道驰任三亚市委书记 严朝君不再担任(图简历) [Tong Daochi becomes CPC Party Chief of Sanya]. sina (in Chinese). 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Senior Hainan provincial official under investigation". China Daily. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Former senior Hainan official expelled from CPC, office". China Daily. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Former senior Hainan official arrested for suspected corruption". China Daily. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ 涉受贿罪、内幕交易罪，三亚市委原书记童道驰被提起公诉，曾在证监会任职十多年. sina (in Chinese). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Former Sanya Party Chief Pleads Guilty to Taking $43 Million of Bribes". Caixin. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Former official and regulator sentenced to death by China for corruption". Reuters. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
External links
edit- Biography of Tong Daochi (in Chinese)