Hu Wenming

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hu.

Hu Wenming (Chinese: 胡问鸣; pinyin: Hú Wènmíng; born May 1957) is a retired Chinese business executive who served as chairman of China State Shipbuilding Corporation between 2012 and 2019. In May 2020, he has been placed under investigation as Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping's continues an anti-graft dragnet at all levels of government, military and ruling Communist Party.^[1] His subordinate, Sun Bo, was placed under investigation for alleged graft and corruption on June 16, 2018.^[2] 

Hu Wenming
胡问鸣
Chairman of China State Shipbuilding Corporation
In office July 2012 – August 2019
General Manager	Sun Bo
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Personal details
Born	May 1957 (age 65) Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Communist Party of China (expelled; 1978-2020)
Alma mater	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	胡問鳴
Simplified Chinese	胡问鸣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hú Wènmíng

Biography

Hu was born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, in May 1957. In November 1975, he became a sent-down youth in Chi'an Township, Ganjiang County. In March 1978, after the resumption of college entrance examination, he was accepted to Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where he majored in mathematics. After graduating in February 1982, he was assigned to Suzhou Changfeng Machinery Plant, where he successively served as assistant director, deputy director, and director. In July 2001, he was transferred to Beijing and appointed deputy general manager of the China Aviation Industry Corporation I, which was reshuffled as the Aviation Industry Corporation of China in May 2008. He was deputy general manager and Party branch secretary of China Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited in October 2008, and held that office until July 2010. In July 2010, he was appointed deputy general manager and Party branch secretary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation. He became chairman of the board in July 2012, serving in the post until he retirement on August 30, 2019.^[3]

He was a member of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Investigation

On May 12, 2020, he has been placed under investigation for serious violations of laws and regulations by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[4][5][6] Hu's subordinate Sun Bo, former general manager of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation, was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in 2018.^[6] Sun was eventually sentenced to a 12-year jail term for corruption and abuse of power on July 4, 2019.^[6] He was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) on January 4, 2021.^[7]

On January 20, 2021, prosecutors signed an arrest order for him.^[8]

References

1. Wu Jinming (吴金明) (12 May 2020). 深夜重磅，胡问鸣被查！. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
2. Strong, Matthew (June 22, 2018). "China shipyard manager might have leaked Liaoning secrets to CIA". Taiwan News. While initial suspicion focused on graft and corruption, later reports suggested that Sun might have handed over key details of the Liaoning project to CIA agents.
3. 中船重工集团董事长胡问鸣退休. Sohu (in Chinese). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
4. Teddy Ng (13 May 2020). "Former boss of China aircraft carrier programme in corruption probe". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
5. 中国船舶重工集团有限公司董事长胡问鸣接受审查调查(简历). ifeng.com (in Chinese). 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
6. "Hu Wenming ex-head of China's aircraft carrier program investigated for corruption". thestandard.com.hk. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
7. Ma Jialu (马嘉璐); Wang Jianhua (汪建华) (4 January 2021). "搞权色钱色交易，首艘国产航母工程总指挥胡问鸣被开除党籍". 163.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
8. Tong Haiqing (佟海晴) (21 January 2021). 最高人民检察院依法对胡问鸣决定逮捕. spp.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 February 2021.