On April 4, Yin Jiaxu, a vice-ministerial-level official of the Communist Party of China and former head of the military industry, was investigated. (composite photo)
On April 4, Yin Jiaxu, a retired vice-ministerial official and former head of a Chinese Communist Party military enterprise, was investigated. According to the land media, before Yin reached retirement age, he wrote a letter to the leadership to request retirement.
The website of the State Supervisory Commission of the Chinese Communist Party’s Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) disclosed on April 4 that Yin Jiaxu, former chairman of Chongqing Changan Automobile, is suspected of serious disciplinary violations and is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. But the official did not specify the specific reason for Yin’s investigation.
According to the land media, Yin Jiaxu’s fall may be related to Changan Automobile. Yin was a key driver of Changan Automobile Group, which he took over in 1998 when the group was facing a major setback and operational crisis, and expanded its production capacity and annual sales in 10 years.
Public information shows that Yin Jiaxu, born in 1956, is a Chongqing native who worked in Chongqing Yuzhou Gear Factory in his early years and served as deputy director of the Southwest Bureau of Military Industry and chairman of Chongqing Changan Automobile. 2010 Yin was transferred to China Arms Industry Group, and in 2013 Yin became chairman of China Arms Industry until his retirement in August 2018.
According to China Automotive News, Yin Jiaxu could have worked as secretary of the party group and chairman of China Arms Industry Corporation until his retirement at the age of 65, but “took the initiative to write a letter to the leadership requesting early retirement” in advance.
On Aug. 1, 2018, the Communist Party of China (CPC) announced that Wen Gang had become chairman and secretary of the party group of China National Weapons Industry Corporation Limited; at the same time, Yin Jiaxu was removed from relevant positions.
The year after Yin Jiaxu’s retirement, in March 2019, the third round of inspections by the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) began to inspect three central units and 42 medium-sized enterprises, and the fifth inspection group of the Central Committee was stationed at the Communist Party of China (CPC) Armament Equipment Group Corporation and the Communist Party of China (CPC) Armament Industry Corporation.
The CPC Arms Industry Group is the largest weapons and equipment manufacturing group in China, authorized by the State Council and managed by SASAC, mainly involved in the development of tanks and armored vehicles, as well as the supply of ammunition. It has 46 subgroups and directly managed units, and has dozens of overseas branches around the world.
The Communist Party’s military-industrial department is the hardest hit by corruption. Yin Jiaxu was preceded in 2018 by the fall of Sun Bo, deputy secretary of the party group of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined RMB 800,000 on July 4, 2019, for taking bribes and abuse of power.
After Sun Bo was sentenced, in August 2019, Hu Wenming, former secretary of the party group and chairman of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, was removed from his post and retired, and fell on May 12, 2020.
The former CSIC was established on July 1, 1999, and is a Communist Party state-authorized investment institution and asset management entity, a mega state-owned enterprise managed by the Communist Party’s State Council, and one of the top ten Communist Party military industrial groups, with 46 industrial enterprises, 28 research institutes, 140,000 employees, and total assets of 190 billion yuan.
The Central Inspection Group said during its inspection of CSIC in 2017 that there were integrity risks at the top of the group, a thin sense of discipline at the top, irregular employment, and small circles.
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