Kang Rixin
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Kang Rixin is formerly the chief manager of China National Nuclear Corporation
(CNNC) and a high-ranking member of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) in the People's Republic of China
.
He was born in Datong
, Shanxi Province, and graduated from the department of nuclear engineering of Shanghai Jiaotong University in August 1978. He joined the Communist Party of China in December 1982. In January 2005, he graduated from the graduate school of the Central Party School
, majoring in economics management. In June 2005, he obtained an EMBA certificate from Tsinghua University
. He is a senior engineer at the researcher level.
Formerly party chief at China National Nuclear Corporation
(CNNC) Rixin was fired from the position on 14 August 2009, having been accused of 'grave violations of duty' a phrase normally indicating corruption and graft.
Other press reports linked Rixin to several million dollars of corrupt payments from Areva, a leading French nuclear engineering company, active in the new nuclear markets in Asia and SE Asia.
Kang was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
. He was officially expelled the 10/18/2010 after the fifth plenary session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China endorsed a decision from the 29 December 2009 made by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to strip him of his CPC membership.
China National Nuclear Corporation
The China National Nuclear Corporation was established on 16 September 1988 by a Government of China decree. CNNC's president and vice-president are appointed by the Premier of the State Council. However the CNNC is a self-supporting economic corporation, not a government administrative body. It...
(CNNC) and a high-ranking 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...
(CPC) in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
He was born in Datong
Datong
Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province of North China, located a few hundred kilometres west by rail from Beijing with an elevation of...
, Shanxi Province, and graduated from the department of nuclear engineering of Shanghai Jiaotong University in August 1978. He joined the Communist Party of China in December 1982. In January 2005, he graduated from the graduate school of the Central Party School
Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
The Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, also known as the Central Party School, is the highest institution to train new officials for the Communist Party of China. As of October 03, 2007, it has about 1,300 students...
, majoring in economics management. In June 2005, he obtained an EMBA certificate from Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
. He is a senior engineer at the researcher level.
Formerly party chief at China National Nuclear Corporation
China National Nuclear Corporation
The China National Nuclear Corporation was established on 16 September 1988 by a Government of China decree. CNNC's president and vice-president are appointed by the Premier of the State Council. However the CNNC is a self-supporting economic corporation, not a government administrative body. It...
(CNNC) Rixin was fired from the position on 14 August 2009, having been accused of 'grave violations of duty' a phrase normally indicating corruption and graft.
Other press reports linked Rixin to several million dollars of corrupt payments from Areva, a leading French nuclear engineering company, active in the new nuclear markets in Asia and SE Asia.
Kang was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
The 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is in session from 2007 to 2012.It elected the 17th Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 2007.-Chronology:#1st Plenary Session#*Date: October 22, 2007#*Location: Beijing...
. He was officially expelled the 10/18/2010 after the fifth plenary session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China endorsed a decision from the 29 December 2009 made by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to strip him of his CPC membership.