Former chief of China’s food and drug watchdog ousted from Communist Party
Bi Jingquan, who received an international award for promoting innovation, has also been removed from public office over corruption charges
An investigation found that Bi had accepted gifts, money, trips and banquets and borrowed vehicles from private business owners, a statement from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said on Monday.
The statement also said Bi had “allowed others to pay for him, secured benefits for others in recruitment, sought profit for relatives against regulations and failed to maintain proper family conduct”.
It said the CCDI – China’s top anti-corruption body – had received approval from the party’s Central Committee to dismiss Bi from public office, confiscate his illicit gains and transfer his case to prosecutors for review.
Bi was put under investigation in May for “serious violations of discipline and laws”.
From 2015 to 2018, he served as party secretary and director of the China Food and Drug Administration, which is now called the National Medical Products Administration.