On October 22, reports emerged from the Guizhou Province’s Guizhou City Commission for Discipline Inspection, stating that with the approval of the Guizhou City Party Committee and the Gui’an New Area Party Working Committee, an investigation has been initiated into serious violations of discipline and law by Yang Zumin, a former First-level Researcher at the Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Gui’an New Area.
Investigations revealed that Yang Zumin had lost his ideals and beliefs, deviated from his original mission, and took various measures to conceal his misconduct, actively resisting organizational scrutiny. He disregarded the spirit of the Central Committee’s eight regulations by accepting invitations that could compromise his impartiality in public duties. Furthermore, he violated organizational principles by failing to report personal matters as required. Yang also crossed the ethical line, engaging in profit-making activities through usurious lending practices. Showing a blatant disregard for party laws and regulations, he misused the power granted to him for personal gain, assisting others in securing contracts, disbursing project funds, and checking construction quality, while illegally accepting substantial amounts of money.
Yang’s actions constituted serious breaches of the Party’s political, organizational, and disciplinary rules, amounting to significant misconduct in office and suspected bribery. His failure to correct his behavior since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party indicates the severity and negative impact of his actions, warranting strict consequences. According to the “Regulations on Disciplinary Actions of the Communist Party of China,” the “Supervision Law of the People’s Republic of China,” and the “Administrative Penalty Law for Public Officials,” the Gui’an New Area Commission for Discipline Inspection has decided, following an internal meeting and with approval from the Guizhou City Party Committee, to expel Yang Zumin from the Party and remove him from public office, confiscate his illegally obtained gains, and transfer his criminal related issues to the prosecutorial authorities for further review and prosecution, along with all related assets.
