Chen Xuefeng is a former Chinese politician and mining executive from Henan province.
18 Facts About Chen Xuefeng
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Chen Xuefeng was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in January 2016 and expelled from the Chinese Communist Party a few months later.
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Chen Xuefeng served as CCP Committee Secretary of Luoyang, the top political position in the city, from July 2013 to January 2016.
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Chen Xuefeng was a member of the Henan Provincial Party Standing Committee.
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Chen Xuefeng's mother died when he was just two years old; he was raised by his father and often foraged for food from his neighbours.
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Chen Xuefeng's family was so poor that they did not have the money to cover the expenses of burial for his deceased mother.
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Chen Xuefeng had outstanding grades in school, eventually earning himself admission to the China University of Mining and Technology shortly after the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976.
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Chen Xuefeng began working in October 1975, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in November 1985.
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In 1982, shortly after graduating, Chen Xuefeng was selected to work in the mines of Yima, Henan.
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The Yima Coal Bureau was re-organized into the Yimei Group, and Chen Xuefeng served as one of its executives.
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In Luoyang, Chen Xuefeng spearheaded massive projects, many of which were abandoned.
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Chen Xuefeng was a member of the 11th National People's Congress.
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Chen Xuefeng was the subject of reports of misconduct submitted to the authorities, and rumors of his downfall began circulating as early as 2014.
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On January 15,2016, Chen Xuefeng was taking part in an economic conference when he was surrounded by investigative personnel and taken away for investigation.
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The events took place so suddenly that much of the conference's agenda had to be changed following Chen Xuefeng being taken into custody.
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The investigation was announced by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on January 16, as Chen Xuefeng emerged as the first "tiger" of 2016 in the anti-corruption campaign in China which began after the CCP's 18th National Congress.
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Chen Xuefeng was expelled from the CCP on June 2,2016, for violated Eight-point Regulation, membership in private clubs, falsifying age and bribery.
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Chen Xuefeng was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes worth 125 million yuan, plundering the public fund worth 5.47 million yuan and abusing of power on May 31,2017.