Deputy commander of PLAN sacked

Last Updated: Thursday, 29 June 2006, 09:41 GMT 10:41 UK

China navy chief sacked for graft

Wang asked to be removed as a Chinese legislator
A top-level Chinese military official has been sacked for corruption after his mistress turned him in, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Wang Shouye, 62, was sacked as deputy commander of the navy and expelled from the national legislature.

According to official documents, an unmarried young woman reported Wang's activities and admitted an "improper relationship" with him.

Wang is one of the most senior victims of an ongoing anti-corruption drive.

China's ruling Communist Party is worried that widespread official corruption is undermining its legitimacy, and has taken care to highlight a number of high-profile falls from grace.

Earlier this month, in an unrelated case, a former deputy Beijing mayor, Liu Zhihua, was sacked over unspecified corruption charges.

Xinhua said the investigation into Wang began in January.

According to documents submitted to the legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), he was removed from office on account of his "loose morals", and the fact he abused his power to ask for and take bribes.

"Because of my involvement in economic crimes, I have been stripped from the post of deputy navy commander and thus no longer have the qualification of being a deputy to NPC. Please take me off the position," Wang said in a resignation letter dated March 29,2006, according to Xinhua.

Not a good news for PLAN. Does this happen often in China?

Does anyone figure this as having something to do with the PLA delegates going to see the Valiant Shield Exercises? He may have been sacked of incompetence, and corruption was the excuse.

Of course, you can pull anyone from the Chinese Government and 80% of the time it would not be unjust to call him corrupt.

Yah, I'm back, tests and unfinished courses all done, just got my report card back today.

PLABUDDY said:

Not a good news for PLAN. Does this happen often in China?

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It's a good thing they are finally doing something about it. Shaking things up is usually a good sign for organization efficiency in the long run.

All they need to do is greatly improve officer pay and implement clearer laws/regulations.

Does anyone figure this as having something to do with the PLA delegates going to see the Valiant Shield Exercises? He may have been sacked of incompetence, and corruption was the excuse.

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I do. But the letter of resignation is dated the 29th of March. But does that really mean anything?

When I first read he was given the boot I thought that they must of had a meeting after seeing Valiant Shield and realized what it would take to counter the USN and realized the PLAN is way behind the USN and just laid the blame on Wang Shouye..It's possible. Very possible....

Personally i think this is part of a reorganization of the command structure.

Getting rid of the old, conservative officers and promoting the younger, more modern thinking, innovative officers into high positions so that the PLA can better function in the modern world.

The story below dates back to June 15th. But the charges probably were laid before then. Valiant Shield began on the 19th. A close lady friend accused the vice admiral of bad behavior and word got out.



“Mistress turns in 'corrupt' Chinese vice admiral

Jonathan Watts in Beijing
Thursday June 15, 2006
The Guardian
A senior Chinese naval officer faces corruption charges after he was turned in by a disgruntled mistress, it emerged yesterday, in one of the biggest sex-and-money exposés in the history of the People's Liberation Army”.





This one dates back to May 19th.

Deputy Chief of Staff of Chinese Navy Given Death Sentence, then Reprieve
Chengming Magazine
May 19, 2006

Player 0 said:

Personally i think this is part of a reorganization of the command structure.

Getting rid of the old, conservative officers and promoting the younger, more modern thinking, innovative officers into high positions so that the PLA can better function in the modern world.

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Let 1000 flowers bloom. Let 100 schools of thought contend.

50's Mao is making a comeback.

Speaking personally I dont like Mao all that much...But it doesnt matter...hehe....Its nice to see the government being more confrontational towards it officers and officials.

......I think it is the common phenomenon in China, in fact, ,it should been deemed as a traditional culture in China ,everyone wants to get more money when he is getting older, especially when he reaches the age for retired, believe it or not ,the old and high position officials are responsible for a good part of corruption in China, so I want to say that Wang is just the one example in these people. On the other hand, the anti-corruption system in China also has some handicap, we need the more effective methods to flight against the corruption.
My English is very poor ,thanks very much to you all for reading this.^_^