Cheng Kejie Explained

Cheng Kejie
Office:Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Term Start:16 March 1998
Term End:21 April 2000
1Blankname:Chairman
1Namedata:Li Peng
Office1:Chairman of the Government of Guangxi
Term Start1:January 1993
Term End1:January 1998
Predecessor1:Wei Chunshu
Successor1:Li Zhaozhuo
Birth Date:13 November 1933
Birth Place:Shanglin County, Guangxi, China
Death Place:Beijing
Party:Chinese Communist Party (1954–2000, expelled)
Alma Mater:Northern Jiaotong University

Cheng Kejie (; 13 November 1933  - 14 September 2000) was a Chinese government official who was executed for bribery.[1]

Cheng was born in Guangxi, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1954, rising to become governor of Guangxi region and vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Cheng was involved with Li Ping, (described as his mistress)[2] and was convicted of corruption along with her. It is alleged that the two spent the money gained from corruption for gambling in Macau. Li was sentenced to life imprisonment.[3] K. Thomas Liaw estimates that 95 percent of China's convicted corrupt officials had mistresses. According to Liaw, Cheng and Li had decided to divorce their respective spouses and get married and that Cheng had taken a bribe of Renminbi 40 million to fund their marriage.[4]

Cheng Kejie is the only party and state leader in the history of the People's Republic of China who has been executed by the judicial authorities so far.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200007/31/eng20000731_46885.html "Cheng Kejie Sentenced to Death for Bribery"
  2. Book: John B. Kidd. Frank-Jürgen Richter. Fighting Corruption in Asia: Causes, Effects and Remedies. 24 March 2013. 2003. World Scientific. 978-981-279-539-7. 195.
  3. Book: Robert Harris. Political Corruption: In Beyond the Nation State. 24 March 2013. 2003. Routledge. 978-0-415-23556-3. 88.
  4. Book: K. Thomas Liaw. Investment Banking and Investment Opportunities in China: A Comprehensive Guide for Finance Professionals. 24 March 2013. 19 October 2007. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-470-17383-1. 92.
  5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/872398.stm BBC News Asia-Pacific. 9 August 2000.