Yuan Renguo was a Chinese business executive and politician who served as chairman of the Board of Maotai from 2000 to 2018.
13 Facts About Yuan Renguo
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Yuan Renguo entered the workforce in April 1974, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1982.
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Yuan Renguo was a delegate to the 10th and 12th National People's Congress.
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Yuan Renguo was a representative of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Yuan Renguo joined Maotai in 1975, where he assumed various posts, including secretary, director of the Office, workshop director, and assistant director.
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Yuan Renguo was named a deputy general manager in January 1997.
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Yuan Renguo moved up the ranks to become general manager in April 1998 and chairman of the board in December 2000.
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Yuan Renguo was discharged from that position in May 2019.
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On 22 May 2019, Yuan Renguo was placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China.
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Yuan Renguo was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.
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Yuan Renguo was deprived of his political rights for life, and ordered by the court to have all his personal assets confiscated and turn over all illicit gains and their interests to the national treasury.
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Yuan Renguo was found guilty of receiving bribes of 110 million yuan.
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Yuan Renguo was hospitalized on 20 August 2023, and died, following a cerebral hemorrhage, on 9 September 2023, at the age of 66.