Former China Unicom Jiangsu branch head Chen Yuanhu under investigation
In short
Chen Yuanhu (陈元虎), former Party secretary and general manager of China Unicom's Jiangsu provincial branch, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, according to the CCDI-NSC discipline inspection team stationed at China Unicom and the Gansu provincial discipline and supervision commission. He is under disciplinary review by that team and under supervisory investigation by the supervisory commission of Longnan city in Gansu province.
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Chen Yuanhu (陈元虎), who served as Party secretary and general manager of China Unicom's Jiangsu provincial branch, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, according to the discipline inspection and supervision team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission (CCDI-NSC) stationed at China Unicom and the Gansu provincial discipline inspection and supervision commission, as relayed by China News Service, CLS and Jiemian. He is currently under disciplinary review by the team stationed at China Unicom and under supervisory investigation by the supervisory commission of Longnan city in Gansu province. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Jiemian reported that the CCDI-NSC website published the notice on October 8. Yicai and Xinhua also reported that Chen was under investigation. None of the reports gave details of the alleged violations. [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The case concerns a former senior manager at a branch of China Unicom and is handled jointly by the anti-graft team stationed at the company and a supervisory commission in Gansu. The documents give no details of the alleged violations, so the scope of the case is not yet known.
Key facts
- Chen Yuanhu (陈元虎) is the former Party secretary and general manager of China Unicom's Jiangsu provincial branch. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- He is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- He is under disciplinary review by the discipline inspection and supervision team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission stationed at China Unicom. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- He is under supervisory investigation by the Longnan City Supervisory Commission in Gansu province. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The information came from the team stationed at China Unicom and the Gansu provincial discipline inspection and supervision commission. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Jiemian reported that the CCDI-NSC website published the notice on October 8. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Chen Yuanhu, former Party secretary and general manager of China Unicom's Jiangsu branch, is under review and investigation. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- He is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The disciplinary review is conducted by the CCDI-NSC team stationed at China Unicom and the supervisory investigation by the Longnan City Supervisory Commission in Gansu. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Still unclear
- What the alleged violations of discipline and law are. None of the documents describes the conduct under investigation.
- When Chen left the Jiangsu branch posts and what position, if any, he holds now. The documents describe him only as the former Party secretary and general manager.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Yicai reports that Chen Yuanhu is under review and investigation. [ 1 ]
- China News Service publishes the notice citing the team stationed at China Unicom and the Gansu commission. [ 2 ]
- Jiemian reports the notice was published on the CCDI-NSC website on October 8. [ 4 ]
- Xinhua reports that Chen Yuanhu is under investigation. [ 5 ]