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Exposing the fact that Harbin Municipal Party Secretary Yu Hongtao embezzled 10 million yuan from Jixi Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company.
First, let me introduce Yu Hongtao. Born in 1967, he is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee and the Municipal Party Secretary of Harbin. When you study high-ranking officials in China, you will find that some develop very quickly. This is a typical example of having connections in the court to facilitate one's career. However, some people develop very slowly, even staying in one position for 15 years. Most of these people rely on their actual performance, lacking connections in the court. But eventually, due to various factors like structure, age, and education, they might be selected for a position, or it might be that they have no choice but to be selected.
If you look at Yu Hongtao's entire resume, you will find that he rarely stays in one position for too long, usually two to three years, or just over a year. Let me briefly explain. Yu Hongtao graduated from Suihua Normal College in 1987. After graduation, he started working as a teacher for one year, then went to a district's Disciplinary Inspection Commission as a staff member, where he worked for a year and a half. He then became the Deputy Secretary of the District Youth League Committee, specifically adding "presiding over work" in parentheses to prove his importance in that role, equivalent to the Secretary of the Youth League Committee. After a year and a half, he became the Director of the District Environmental Protection Bureau, at the section level. In just four years, and being the Director of the Environmental Protection Bureau, it shows that this person is adept at opportunism. This is the path many high-ranking officials in China follow in their early careers. Those who develop rapidly and are good at opportunism and scheming will be promoted very quickly.
Then, he became the Assistant District Mayor for three months, and the Deputy District Mayor for six months. Immediately after, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee and the Executive Deputy District Mayor, for another five months. This entire period, from start to finish, was only one year. The terms I mentioned are government terms; this is not even a full term, but a fraction of a term.
Subsequently, he moved to Daqing and became the Secretary of the Municipal Youth League Committee, at the division level. This was for eight to nine years. From an ordinary graduate, he rose to a division-level cadre in a prefecture-level city. At this position, he was expected to serve a full term of 4 years. Generally, Youth League Committee Secretaries are transferred to other important positions, usually deputy roles in key departments, with their administrative level unchanged. Or, if it's a less important position, they might become the head. However, he did not. He was directly transferred to an important position: Director and Party Secretary of the Daqing Municipal Bureau of Labor and Social Security. He served there for two years, then served as District Party Secretary for two and a half years. He was promoted to a member of the Standing Committee of the Daqing Municipal Party Committee, and then to Secretary-General of the Daqing Municipal Party Committee. Later, he was promoted to Executive Vice Mayor of Daqing. All these promotions in this phase took two to three years.
In reality, he was promoted to the vice-city level Standing Committee member of the Daqing Municipal Party Committee in 2007 and 2008. Daqing is a very important city. The Municipal Party Secretary at that time, Han Xuejian, served from 2008 to 2014, which covered Yu Hongtao's promotion and re-employment. Yu Hongtao also served as the Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee. Did you all see that Han Xuejian was brought down? The Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee was his closest confidant, yet he continued to be promoted. This shows Yu Hongtao's background.
In the following two years, as a transition, he became the Mayor of Qitaihe City, then the Mayor of Jixi, and then the Municipal Party Secretary of Jixi. He then became a member of the Standing Committee of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee and Secretary-General. Now, he is a member of the Standing Committee of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee and the Municipal Party Secretary of Harbin.
Summarizing this resume, he essentially took a step up every two years. Among high-ranking officials in China today, this is considered rapid advancement. He first climbed onto Han Xuejian, but Han Xuejian was brought down. The Municipal Party Secretaries in Heilongjiang are appointed by the Provincial Party Secretary. It's similar in other provinces. It can be said that Yu Hongtao's first "hat" was sold by the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Secretary Wang Xiankui (2013-2017). Once he reached the level of Standing Committee member of the Municipal Party Committee, besides his Municipal Party Secretary protecting him, he also needed someone above. Wang Xiankui's biggest characteristic is that Heilongjiang is a border province with Russia. I'm not good at spreading gossip, but it is known that Wang Xiankui was very fond of Russian models.
Later, Yu Hongtao's development relied on the next Provincial Party Secretary, Zhang Qingwei (2017-2021). I have mentioned before that the military-industrial system itself is a source of corruption. Why he wasn't brought down will be discussed in the next issue. I know many secrets. Zhang Qingwei was very fond of South African diamonds and very fond of tiger penis and tiger bones from Russian Siberian tigers.
Therefore, the next question I want to address is how Yu Hongtao managed to embezzle 10 million yuan. When Yu Hongtao was the Mayor of Jixi, he used his authority to fabricate the pretext of a marathon race and took 10 million yuan from Jixi Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company. He has his own vast network of "white gloves."
The process of taking 10 million yuan from Jixi was as follows: Around March 2019, he found Wang Rentai, the General Manager of Jixi Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company, and told him that the Jixi Municipal Government was going to organize a marathon race and asked them, as a large enterprise that had attracted investment to Jixi, to support the work of Jixi and his work. Everyone knew that Yu Hongtao was about to become the Municipal Party Secretary, and his power was immense. No one dared to offend him.
Wang Rentai absolutely did not want to organize this event, especially with such a large sum involved. However, he dared not say anything to his face. After leaving Yu Hongtao's office, he immediately called his Chairman, Luo Yunbing, and said, "Mayor Yu Hongtao wants to organize a marathon race and asked our Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company to support it with 10 million yuan." Luo Yunbing was shocked and asked, "Are you sure? Is it 10 million or 1 million?" The answer was 10 million. Luo Yunbing, who was based in Beijing, also felt something was wrong. How could so much money be used for a marathon race? He said that for some marathon races, the organizers even have to "public relations" the local government.
At that time, it was an unspoken understanding. Everyone knew about the rent-seeking behavior of these municipal party secretaries, actively seeking money. Everyone thought it was a sham, but there was nothing they could do. So, the next step was to delay as much as possible. A month passed. It should have been April. Mayor Yu Hongtao called Wang Rentai again and said, "So much time has passed. You said you would discuss it. We need to speed things up."
During this period, Wang Rentai did some work. What could he do? He had to discuss it with his team. He consulted with his Chief Accountant, Liu Maozhen. Liu Maozhen was a straightforward, frank, and highly competent financial professional, a seasoned accountant. He said, "This cannot be done. We have no way to handle the accounting. How can we record this in the books?"
So, this time, when Wang Rentai met Yu Hongtao, he explicitly stated, "Our Chief Accountant, Liu Maozhen, says it's difficult to handle the accounting." Yu Hongtao asked, "Who said that?" Wang replied, "Our Chief Accountant, Liu Maozhen." Of course, Yu Hongtao remembered these names. Yu Hongtao might have anticipated this or knew how to handle it. He said, "How about this? Your Jixi Urban Construction Investment Company has invested in and built many engineering projects, right? I'll find an engineering team, and you sign an agreement with them. Your accountant said it's difficult to handle the accounting for the race itself, but you do a lot of engineering work. Just do it." He then instructed the engineering team leader and construction team leader to contact Wang Rentai.
Wang Rentai's delaying tactics were no longer working, and he couldn't use the financial department as an excuse anymore. He again sought instructions from Chairman Luo Yunbing. Luo Yunbing said, "Let's discuss it. First, he is about to become the Municipal Party Secretary. We cannot afford to offend him, nor dare to. There's a saying in the Northeast: 'Once you pass Shanhaiguan, you can't get out.' It's called 'open the door to attract investment, close the door to beat the dogs.' What can we do? In Northeast dialect, it's called 'wearing small shoes,' making it impossible for you to move forward."
Jixi Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company had a cooperation with the Jixi Municipal Government. The Jixi Municipal Government owed Jixi Panhua a lot of money. So, they discussed and negotiated. They thought, "You want us to contribute 10 million yuan. Can you expedite the repayment of our outstanding debt? Otherwise, the company is struggling to survive." So, this time, they took the initiative, feeling that they had no choice but to comply. The engineering team had already arrived, and the transfer method was discussed. Wang Rentai went to Mayor Yu Hongtao and said, "Look, we have discussed it. We can do it, but let's do half first." They thought if they paid 5 million yuan, perhaps the other 5 million yuan would be waived. They knew very well that this was not a marathon race at all, but no one pointed it out.
However, before the meeting, the superior board of directors had a requirement: "The Jixi government owes us so much money. If we do this for the government, the government should support us." Yu Hongtao indeed said, "I will repay the money the Municipal Government owes you in advance. I can also find some accounts elsewhere to compensate you." In today's Chinese private enterprises, ordinary people doing small businesses are in a "involutionary economy," where they compete and end up losing money. Why do these private enterprises struggle to survive? The government openly owes money and doesn't pay, and even fabricates excuses for you. What can be done? The saying "new officials don't honor old debts" is a classic example. I owe you money, and you should be grateful to me.
In 2019, the 5 million yuan was transferred in three installments to the construction unit and engineering team designated by Yu Hongtao. Wang Rentai thought the matter was settled. Yu Hongtao praised Jixi Panhua in various meetings, specifically mentioning their "big picture thinking." Although the 5 million yuan was not explicitly mentioned, everyone understood what was going on. Wang Rentai waited for the government to repay some of the debt. He waited from 2019 to 2020. Only a small portion of the debt was repaid. There was nothing else they could do.
The matter was not over. At the end of May or June 2019, Yu Hongtao found Wang Rentai again and said, "The 5 million yuan has been handled. It's a total of 10 million yuan. You still need to resolve the remaining 5 million yuan." Wang Rentai was prepared for this. He said, "We can't transfer it to the engineering team anymore. This kind of accounting is difficult to handle. Why not transfer it directly to the organizing unit? Didn't you say it's a marathon race?" Yu Hongtao said, "Didn't your Chief Accountant Liu Maozhen say it's difficult to handle the accounting? Why can you handle it now? Forget it. You don't handle it. Transfer it to Jiguang District. The district where the Municipal Government is located is Jiguang District. Let the Jiguang District Culture and Sports Bureau pay for it. It's for an event."
Wang Rentai thought it made sense. Initially, he thought it would be difficult to account for the transfer, but now he thought transferring it to the organizing unit was plausible. Yu Hongtao disagreed again. It was still an unspoken understanding. You transfer it wherever you're told to. This time, they couldn't refuse. Why? Yu Hongtao explicitly told him, "Once you pay this 10 million yuan, I will at least repay 10 million yuan of your debt." Wang Rentai tentatively asked, "Our accounting hasn't been processed yet. It's all on credit. The government owes us several hundred million yuan. It should be repaid. Can you compensate us somewhere else?" Yu Hongtao clearly stated, "If I owe you money (10 million yuan), won't you save on interest (by not taking out loans)?" They dared not refuse.
Everyone knows that when someone says something, they are arrogant. We are not on equal footing; we are looking down. China is now looking down on the whole world. Therefore, officials look down on taxpayers and ordinary people. They look down on those below them and look up to those above them. It's good if they can even look at people on equal footing. So, Yu Hongtao's words were very condescending. You have to do it whether you want to or not. I have experienced the power in China. I didn't feel it as deeply before, but now I feel it more and more. It must be done. To borrow Wang Rentai's words, "his hands are stuck in the grinding hole and he can't pull them out." In Northeast dialect, this "grinding hole" cannot be pulled out. You have to do it whether you want to or not. So, another 5 million yuan was transferred to the Jiguang District Government.
Thus, Yu Hongtao arranged for the entire 10 million yuan from Jixi Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company to be transferred. The matter seems to have reached a temporary conclusion. Jixi Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company ultimately did not receive the debt repayment from the government. I heard they received a symbolic amount, perhaps one or two million yuan.
Let me continue to talk about the Jixi marathon race. The organizer of such an event must make money. What are its revenues? Media broadcasting revenue, sponsorship revenue from roadside billboards, and importantly, registration fees. Since marathons attract many participants, usually four to five thousand people, the registration fees alone are substantial. Expenses mainly consist of prize money. The race must have winners, right? There are no other significant expenses. Generally, in a prefecture-level city, if a marathon organizer can earn 1 million yuan, it's considered very good.
Furthermore, in many cities, marathon races are put out for tender. You have to pay the government some money to be allowed to organize it. The government provides resources along the route, which you cannot obtain freely. Organizers in many Chinese cities obtain the right to host through bidding, and the government charges a fee. Even if the government doesn't charge a fee, you still need to do some public relations and seek assistance from the government, rather than the local provider of venues and services seeking assistance from the organizer. Understanding this will help you determine if Yu Hongtao's reasoning is sufficient.
The Jixi marathon race was held around June 2019. Yu Hongtao participated throughout. The organizers made a lot of money, and Jixi also invested a lot. Let's calculate the costs for this marathon race. A total of 4,000 people were organized for this race: 1,000 people for the full marathon, 800 people for the half marathon, and 2,200 people for the "fun run." The full marathon fee was 298 yuan, the half marathon was 288 yuan, and the fun run was 198 yuan. For foreigners in Jixi, the registration fees were 109 US dollars for the full marathon, 99 US dollars for the half marathon, and 69 US dollars for the fun run. In any case, after calculating these large sums, the registration fees alone would amount to over 1 million yuan.
It is said that for the Jixi marathon race, the local municipal government ordered some enterprises to sponsor advertisements, with each enterprise sponsoring 100,000 yuan for ten such sponsorships. Therefore, the total advertising sponsorship fees collected were close to 1 million yuan, bringing the total to 2 million yuan. Additionally, the Jixi race was called the "Xingkai Lake Marathon." The Xingkai Lake Management Committee and Mishan City, the county-level city where Xingkai Lake is located, paid 300,000 yuan each for naming rights, totaling 600,000 yuan.
Let's do the math: 1 million yuan from registration fees, plus advertising and naming rights totaling 1.6 million yuan. What did the Jixi government invest? 800 volunteers, purchasing some water, setting up decorations along the route, and hosting some athletes. The government's reception office stated that another 600,000 yuan was spent. In any case, I remember that for the Jixi marathon race, the organizers were estimated to have at least 3.6 million yuan in revenue.
This profitable project's costs were primarily prize money. The top three male and female finishers in the marathon and half marathon received prizes: 5,000 yuan for first place, 3,000 yuan for second place, and 2,000 yuan for third place. So, the total prize money in RMB was only how much? Only 20,000 yuan. They also divided it into five age groups, with the top three male and female finishers in each group receiving prizes: 500 yuan for first place, 300 yuan for second place, and 200 yuan for third place. Even after awarding prizes to all age groups, the total prize money was only 10,000 yuan. As mentioned earlier, the prize money for the full and half marathons, combined for both male and female categories, was 40,000 yuan. The entire race concluded with prize money totaling 50,000 yuan. This 50,000 yuan prize money accounts for what percentage of the 3.6 million yuan revenue? Less than 2%.
Jixi Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company was established based on a cooperation agreement between Panhua Group and the Jixi Municipal Government, confirmed by a meeting of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee and the government. The cooperation was for a 10-year term. Panhua Northern Beijing Investment Company, a private enterprise, held an 80% stake, while Jixi Municipal Government's Jixi Urban Construction Investment Company held a 20% stake. The main projects involved land consolidation and road construction for the Jixi government, with a large number of projects. The Jixi Municipal Government also owed a substantial amount of debt, which has been outstanding to this day.
By the end of 2020, Wang Rentai and his colleagues heard that Yu Hongtao was about to become the Municipal Party Secretary. After a year, they communicated with him again, hoping he would continue to repay the government's outstanding debt to Jixi Panhua. At the same time, he wanted to reiterate and remind the Municipal Party Secretary not to forget that they had paid the 10 million yuan as arranged, and this 10 million yuan was still on their books. He couldn't report to the board of directors. How could he report?
Yu Hongtao seemed both surprised and angry, saying, "Why didn't your Chief Accountant Liu Maozhen process the accounting for the 10 million yuan after it was paid?" Wang Rentai replied, "Our income is low, and the government hasn't repaid its debt, so it's difficult to process the accounts." The subsequent outcome emerged. In January 2021, Yu Hongtao became the Municipal Party Secretary of Jixi. His career trajectory has been two to three years in any position. He has now rapidly advanced to become a member of the Standing Committee of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee, serving as Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, the top aide to the Provincial Party Secretary.
Let me interject here. Who was Wang Xiankui's top aide when he was Provincial Party Secretary? Li Haitao. Top aides always develop very well. Where did Wang Xiankui arrange for Li Haitao in the end? He arranged for him to become a member of the Standing Committee of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor. Of course, as you know, he was recently brought down. The Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee is the chief steward of the Provincial Party Secretary. So, by saying this, I hope you understand how formidable Yu Hongtao is. For him, it's far more than just 10 million yuan.
There will be subsequent revelations. What Zhang Qingwei liked, what Wang Xiankui liked, they would do anything. With a mere flick of a finger, they could demand 10 million yuan. A "hat" from above could cost 3 million, 2 million, or 5 million yuan at a time. Yu Hongtao has many devious methods. He used Wang Chunfu, the Director of the Thirteenth Office of the Heilongjiang Provincial Supervisory Commission, to do his bidding. What did he do? He threatened the General Manager and Chief Accountant of Jixi Panhua: "How dare you continue to negotiate with me? You don't process the 10 million yuan debt and keep it on your books? Who will look at the accounts? If they investigate, won't they find the missing 10 million yuan?"
So, everyone knows that later, Wang Rentai was arrested on charges of corruption, and Chief Accountant Liu Maozhen was also arrested on charges of corruption. What happened after their arrest? Jixi Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company was taken over and arranged under Jixi Xinxiwang. Yu Hongtao specifically established Jixi Xinxiwang Company, his "new hope," and took away the account books of Jixi Panhua. Some say they were hidden, and later some say they were destroyed. The accounts are gone. The debts owed by Jixi Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company and the Jixi Municipal Government will never be mentioned again. The 10 million yuan transferred by Jixi Panhua Urban Construction Investment Company under the pretext arranged by Municipal Party Secretary Yu Hongtao has also disappeared without a trace.
However, those who understand finance know that God is watching. Jixi Panhua Company's bank transfers have records, right? Three installments totaling 5 million yuan, and one installment of 5 million yuan. The engineering team found by Yu Hongtao will also have records, right? The Jiguang District Government's bank also has records, right? The organizer of the Jixi marathon race received how much money? Their income and expenses also have records, right? Especially since the prize money paid out was so little.
It is understood that Yu Hongtao has orchestrated the alteration of these pieces of evidence, changing many of them. He also had his subordinates prepare comprehensive response materials. The most crucial point is that Wang Rentai and Liu Maozhen have been silenced through torture. I have said before that the Heilongjiang Provincial Supervisory Commission has turned many people into vegetative states. Silencing them is very easy. These two are almost like vegetative people; they dare not speak.
Yu Hongtao has now been promoted to the position of Municipal Party Secretary of Harbin, a sub-provincial capital city in Heilongjiang, where his power is even more boundless. I also exposed some time ago that I said media trials. All domestic media in China, if you have any conscience or integrity, would you investigate? I have provided you with clues, and investigating would be so easy. You just need to go to Jiguang District to collect evidence.
Here's a small interlude: Wang Rentai felt that the money was unlikely to be recovered and wanted to see if he could salvage some losses. He inquired with the Jiguang District Culture and Sports Bureau. The Jiguang District Culture and Sports Bureau said that the 5 million yuan you transferred was already spent and transferred away as arranged by Mayor Yu Hongtao. So, I say, if you investigate, you will know everything.
And the latest news is that within the last month or so, Yu Hongtao arranged for the Director of the Harbin Municipal Public Security Bureau to notify a district branch of the Harbin Public Security Bureau. He spent a large sum of money to specifically hire public relations firms, both domestic and international. He hired "Shui Weilai" (Water Future) and "Xian Dieba" (First Fold Dam), under the guise of learning from Zhuhai's experience. He specifically hired companies for deleting posts and public relations, waiting. Because Yu Hongtao knows that this matter is about to be exposed. Because Yu Hongtao also knows that not only am I exposing it, but someone has already written to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Why am I exposing it now? In today's China, with officials protecting each other and selective anti-corruption, writing to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection is useless. Writing to the Provincial Party Secretary is useless. Because they are now a shell bound by internal interests. This external shell, like standing on a turtle shell, when it retracts its neck, you can't see the turtle's head at all. They have become an interest group. They receive such large sums of money and give out more money. They sell "hats" and get more money. They, together with the Supervisory Commission, cannot be defeated.
Therefore, this matter has been reported to the CPC Central Committee and the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee several times with no progress or results. My exposure today is out of desperation. I am willing to leak information, and I have much more to expose. I have told this group of beasts at the Heilongjiang Provincial Supervisory Commission that you are forcing me. In the future, there will be many high-ranking officials. To be honest, many high-ranking officials, I personally feel they are very good, but I must apologize to you now. I apologize because if you are investigated, you will also suffer severe persecution of your entire clan. But there is no way with China's selective anti-corruption. Since you are within the system, most of you are cruel officials, accomplices, or abettors.
So, you foreign propaganda outlets, to increase your traffic, do you dare to report it? If you dare to report it, you will have a lot of traffic. Later, I will provide you with a lot of data. I can obtain all their transfer vouchers and records. China's anti-corruption is selective anti-corruption. If they say you have a problem, you must have a problem. Even if you don't have a problem, a problem will be created. If you truly have a problem, and they don't investigate, there will be no problem. It's possible that this matter will be concluded as "no problem."
I believe heaven has eyes. Sooner or later, this issue will come to light. Can you erase these traces? What reason can you find to say that this 10 million yuan has nothing to do with you? You, Yu Hongtao, might find people to carry out some so-called public relations measures, following a small script you prepared in advance: "All the money was spent on the marathon race." A marathon race in Jixi cost 10 million yuan. Do you believe it?
So, in conclusion, I want to summarize the absolute power of CPC Municipal Party Secretaries today, the lawless and boundless power of the Supervisory Commission, especially the collusion between the Harbin Municipal Party Secretary and the Director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Supervisory Commission to take money and then arrest people. Isn't this the current reality drama unfolding in China?
Thank you all.