Han Feng
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Han Feng born in Qinzhou
, Guangxi
, People's Republic of China, was a member of the Communist Party of China
and a senior official of the China National Tobacco Corporation. In early 2010 he was fired and expelled from the party due to corruption and his love life being exposed on the internet from his diary. The scandal soon became one of the most popular story in Chinese cyberspace
. Despite the scandal and arrest, most netizens overwhelmingly believe Han Feng is a good CPC official.
and studied Chinese language. After graduation he went to Shangsi County
and was selected as Qinzhou office secretary. After 1988 he became the tobacco secretary of the Guanxi region. Ten years later he became a director of the China National Tobacco Corporation. He married one of his classmates who also worked in a tobacco bureau. On February 26, 2003 he was made head director of its Laibin
municipal bureau. In 2009 he was transferred to the Guangxi tobacco monopoly bureau as a director of sales division.
with entries covering his daily activities from January 1, 2007 to June 10, 2008 with a total of more than 500 post entries. It featured graphical sex accounts with mistresses between bribes and banquets. At the time he was the director of the Laibin tobacco monopoly bureau.
The diary first appeared online on November 23, 2009 according to Guangzhou
-based Southern Metropolis Weekly (南都周刊). After a four month cycle of repeated postings and deletions, the news finally broke across almost every major Chinese web portal
by end of February 2010.
. He also accepted an apartment worth 300,000 yuan. The diary itself documented 275,000 yuan in just under two years. The bribes were taken between 2002 and 2010.
wrote a post titled "Han Feng is a good cadre" which commented on the online leak of the diary. The blogger said that Han Feng was a good official since the amount of bribes and number of sexual relationships he had was no comparison to other Communist party officials. He then conducted an online survey and concluded that 96% of 210,000 voters with independent IP address
es felt Han Feng was a good official.
Other responses from Tianya Club
said the diary is a great text. It has done a greater job than any recent literary work or news reports in vividly presenting the typical life of a Chinese official, the real situation of officialdom as well as male-female relationships in second- and third-tier cities in China. Others responded that the Chinese people
's requirements for officials are generally low. Others said this "double-faced" life is not unique to Han Feng, but all 80 characters in the diary. Political commentator Qin Geng said "Han Feng is surely not the worst official in China, that he could even be considered to be one of the good ones. That is the most fearful part of the story".
Qinzhou
Qinzhou is a municipal region in Guangxi, People's Republic of China.The municipality lies on the Gulf of Tonkin and has a population of 944, 000.-Administration:The Qinzhou municipal region comprises two districts and two counties....
, Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
, People's Republic of China, was a member of the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
and a senior official of the China National Tobacco Corporation. In early 2010 he was fired and expelled from the party due to corruption and his love life being exposed on the internet from his diary. The scandal soon became one of the most popular story in Chinese cyberspace
Cyberspace
Cyberspace is the electronic medium of computer networks, in which online communication takes place.The term "cyberspace" was first used by the cyberpunk science fiction author William Gibson, though the concept was described somewhat earlier, for example in the Vernor Vinge short story "True...
. Despite the scandal and arrest, most netizens overwhelmingly believe Han Feng is a good CPC official.
Career
Han originally attended Guangxi UniversityGuangxi University
Guangxi University is a provincial university, located in Nanning, capital of Guangxi, China. It is also commonly abbreviated as .-History:Guangxi University was established in October 1928...
and studied Chinese language. After graduation he went to Shangsi County
Shangsi County
Shangsi County is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Fangchenggang city....
and was selected as Qinzhou office secretary. After 1988 he became the tobacco secretary of the Guanxi region. Ten years later he became a director of the China National Tobacco Corporation. He married one of his classmates who also worked in a tobacco bureau. On February 26, 2003 he was made head director of its Laibin
Laibin
Laibin is a prefecture-level city in the central part of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.-Geography and climate:Laibin is located in central Guangxi province. The Hongshui River or Red River and Rongjiang, both tributaries of the Xijiang, meet in Laibin. Its area is 13,400 km²...
municipal bureau. In 2009 he was transferred to the Guangxi tobacco monopoly bureau as a director of sales division.
Scandal
Han Feng kept a Pepysian diarySamuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man...
with entries covering his daily activities from January 1, 2007 to June 10, 2008 with a total of more than 500 post entries. It featured graphical sex accounts with mistresses between bribes and banquets. At the time he was the director of the Laibin tobacco monopoly bureau.
The diary first appeared online on November 23, 2009 according to Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
-based Southern Metropolis Weekly (南都周刊). After a four month cycle of repeated postings and deletions, the news finally broke across almost every major Chinese web portal
Web portal
A web portal or links page is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way....
by end of February 2010.
Arrest
On March 13, 2010 Han Feng was arrested and expelled from the Communist party. After investigation at age 53, Han was removed from his tobacco bureau division chief post for allegedly accepting bribes totaling 482,000 yuanChinese yuan
The yuan is the base unit of a number of modern Chinese currencies. The yuan is the primary unit of account of the Renminbi.A yuán is also known colloquially as a kuài . One yuán is divided into 10 jiǎo or colloquially máo...
. He also accepted an apartment worth 300,000 yuan. The diary itself documented 275,000 yuan in just under two years. The bribes were taken between 2002 and 2010.
Responses
A star blogger Han HanHan Han
Han Han is a Chinese professional rally driver, best-selling author, singer, creator of Party and China's most popular blogger—indeed, possibly the most popular blogger in the world. He has published five novels to date, and is represented by the Hong Kong based . He is also involved in music...
wrote a post titled "Han Feng is a good cadre" which commented on the online leak of the diary. The blogger said that Han Feng was a good official since the amount of bribes and number of sexual relationships he had was no comparison to other Communist party officials. He then conducted an online survey and concluded that 96% of 210,000 voters with independent IP address
IP address
An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing...
es felt Han Feng was a good official.
Other responses from Tianya Club
Tianya Club
Tianya Club is an Internet forum in China; currently it is the 12th most visited site in the People's Republic of China and 72nd overall. It was founded on 14 February 1999.It provides BBS, blog, microblog and photo album services....
said the diary is a great text. It has done a greater job than any recent literary work or news reports in vividly presenting the typical life of a Chinese official, the real situation of officialdom as well as male-female relationships in second- and third-tier cities in China. Others responded that the Chinese people
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
's requirements for officials are generally low. Others said this "double-faced" life is not unique to Han Feng, but all 80 characters in the diary. Political commentator Qin Geng said "Han Feng is surely not the worst official in China, that he could even be considered to be one of the good ones. That is the most fearful part of the story".