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Elephants sleeping on the ground is a rare behavior, probably also among captive elephants. During my years spent watching NG and Discovery Channel, not once was a sleeping elephant on the ground shown. It did not occur to BBC to fake it as well. When two small elephants slept on a tea plantation in Yunnan, it was reported as they were drunk.
 
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Former minister of Industry and Information Technology Xiao Yaqing expelled from Party, removed from post

By Global Times Published: Dec 19, 2022 04:36 PM

Xiao Yaqing, minister of industry and information technology, has been put under investigation for suspected violations of Party discipline and laws. Photo: CCDI Wechat account

Xiao Yaqing, minister of industry and information technology, has been put under investigation for suspected violations of Party discipline and laws. Photo: CCDI Wechat account
Xiao Yaqing, former Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has been expelled from the Party and removed from his post for disciplinary and duty violations, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China's top anti-graft body, announced on Monday.

According to the investigation by the CCDI, Xiao abandoned the original mission, lost political consciousness and Party principles, ignored the spirit of the eight-point rules, missed the bottom line of discipline law and illegally accepted large amounts of money from others.

Xiao seriously violated the Party's political discipline, organizational discipline and integrity discipline, which constituted duty violation. He did not restrain himself or stop the violation after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

In view that Xiao truthfully explained his violations in a relatively short time, admitted and regretted his mistakes, it was decided that he should be treated leniently.

It was decided to expel Xiao from the Party and give him the punishment of removal from government post.

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luosifen said:
Former minister of Industry and Information Technology Xiao Yaqing expelled from Party, removed from post

By Global Times Published: Dec 19, 2022 04:36 PM

Xiao Yaqing, minister of industry and information technology, has been put under investigation for suspected violations of Party discipline and laws. Photo: CCDI Wechat account

Xiao Yaqing, minister of industry and information technology, has been put under investigation for suspected violations of Party discipline and laws. Photo: CCDI Wechat account
Xiao Yaqing, former Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has been expelled from the Party and removed from his post for disciplinary and duty violations, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China's top anti-graft body, announced on Monday.

According to the investigation by the CCDI, Xiao abandoned the original mission, lost political consciousness and Party principles, ignored the spirit of the eight-point rules, missed the bottom line of discipline law and illegally accepted large amounts of money from others.

Xiao seriously violated the Party's political discipline, organizational discipline and integrity discipline, which constituted duty violation. He did not restrain himself or stop the violation after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

In view that Xiao truthfully explained his violations in a relatively short time, admitted and regretted his mistakes, it was decided that he should be treated leniently.

It was decided to expel Xiao from the Party and give him the punishment of removal from government post.

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China Daily had some more information:

Xiao Yaqing, former minister of industry and information technology, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and stripped of his post in public office due to violations of Party discipline and national laws, the country's top anti-graft watchdogs said on Monday.


Xiao has also been demoted to a lower rank in public office and asked to retire, said a statement issued by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.


It said that Xiao abandoned his original aspiration and mission, lost his Party consciousness and principles and ignored the spirit of the eight-point decision on improving Party and government conduct.


He attended banquets that may have affected the fair performance of his duties and he accepted large amounts of money from others, it said.


Xiao's behavior seriously violated the Party's political discipline, organizational discipline and integrity discipline and he committed a violation of duty, which should be penalized severely, the statement said.


He truthfully confessed his violations and refunded all of his illegal gains, and the authorities gave him a lenient punishment, according to the statement.


Xiao, 63, a native of Hebei province, joined the Party in 1981 and began working in 1982. He served as the head of the State Administration for Market Regulation from May 2019 to July 2020 and became the minister of industry and information technology in August 2020.


He was placed under investigation and discipline review by the CCDI and the NSC in July 2022. He was removed from his post as secretary of the Leading Party Members Group of the ministry in July and dismissed from his ministerial post in September.

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