Tong Daochi

Tong Daochi (Chinese: 童道驰; born October 1967) is a former Chinese politician who served as Communist Party Secretary of Sanya between November 2018 and October 2020. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in November 2020.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tong.
Tong Daochi
童道驰
Communist Party Secretary of Sanya
In office
3 November 2018 – October 2020
Preceded byYan Zhaojun
Succeeded byZhou Hongbo
Vice-Governor of Hubei
In office
December 2016 – November 2018
GovernorWang Xiaodong
Assistant Minister of Commerce
In office
April 2014 – November 2016
MinisterGao Hucheng
Personal details
BornOctober 1967 (age 55–56)
Pingjiang County, Hunan, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China (2004–2021; expelled)
Alma materPeking University
Renmin University of China
Carleton University
Pardee RAND Graduate School
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese童道驰
Traditional Chinese童道馳

Biography

Tong was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan in October 1967. After resuming the college entrance examination, he graduated from Peking University and Renmin University of China. After that, he continued his study at Carleton University in Canada as a postgraduate student. After university, he worked at RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, United States. In 1994 he worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C.

Tong returned in China in late 2010 and that same year he became an official in the Planning and Development Department of China Securities Regulatory Commission. He worked there for 8 years. Then he was appointed Assistant Minister of Commerce.[1]

In November 2016 he was transferred to central China's Hubei province and was named vice-governor in the following month.[2] In November 2018 he was transferred again to south China's Hainan province and appointed Communist Party Secretary of Sanya, replacing Yan Zhaojun.[3]

Investigation

On November 1, 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]

On April 30, 2021, he was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and removed from public office.[5] On June 4, he was arrested for suspected bribe taking.[6] On September 30, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[7]

On January 13, 2022, prosecutors accused Tong of using his different positions as a senior securities regulator and Sanya government official between 2004 and 2020 to offer business favors and promotion opportunities. In return, he accepted money and property worth over 274 million yuan ($43 million).[8]

On June 2, he was sentenced to death for bribery and insider trading with a two-year reprieve.[9]

References
  1. 中华人民共和国商务部部长助理童道驰 [Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China]. mofcom.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2010.
  2. 海南新常委童道驰出任三亚市委书记 [Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee Tong Daochi appointed Communist Party Secretary of Sanya]. ce.cn (in Chinese). 3 November 2018.
  3. 新任海南省委常委童道驰任三亚市委书记 严朝君不再担任(图简历) [Tong Daochi becomes CPC Party Chief of Sanya]. sina (in Chinese). 3 November 2018.
  4. Xinhua (1 November 2020). "Senior Hainan provincial official under investigation". Chinadaily. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. "Former senior Hainan official expelled from CPC, office". Chinadaily.com.cn. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. "Former senior Hainan official arrested for suspected corruption". Chinadaily.com.cn. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  7. 涉受贿罪、内幕交易罪，三亚市委原书记童道驰被提起公诉，曾在证监会任职十多年. sina (in Chinese). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. "Former Sanya Party Chief Pleads Guilty to Taking $43 Million of Bribes". caixinglobal. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. "Former official and regulator sentenced to death by China for corruption". reuters.com. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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