Source: Shipping Warehouse Insider
(Original title: Deputy Director of the Institute of Finance of the Academy of Social Sciences was dismissed, and the Academy of Engineering has also produced a "corrupt academician")
On December 4, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission released a news report: According to the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Wang Limin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Institute of Finance of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation.
Although the announcement of the news that the official was arrested and investigated was the "normal" on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, this news is quite eye-catching because of its special identity as the "protagonist". As the Party Secretary and Deputy Director of the Institute of Finance of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Wang Limin is one of the few cadres in the Academy of Social Sciences. Therefore, Wang Limin's investigation this time can be regarded as a very important piece of news for the discipline inspection and supervision work in the field of academic research.
Although the specific issues involved by Wang Limin still need further investigation by relevant departments, the statement of "serious violations of discipline and law" in the notice is enough to show that Wang Limin's "things" are definitely not small. Judging from the resume, Wang Limin's job experience can be described as "both both an official and a student." He has served as secretary of the Shuangqiao District Party Committee of Chongqing and deputy director of the Organization Department of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee. He has also served as an executive in financial state-owned enterprises such as China Reinsurance (Group) Co., Ltd. and China Construction Bank Investment Securities Co., Ltd., and his work in the field of academic research began in 2013. In 2013, Wang Limin took office as deputy director of the Beijing Institute of Nonferrous Metals Research. In 2014, he went to the Academy of Social Sciences again, serving as the Party Secretary and Deputy Director of the Institute of Philosophy. Later, he transferred to his more familiar professional field and served as the Party Secretary and Deputy Director of the Institute of Finance until he was investigated. For a long time, academic units like the Academy of Social Sciences have rarely seen serious violations of discipline and laws. Therefore, from the perspective of the public, it is easy to think that this kind of unit is the so-called "clean water yamen". But in fact, this concept obviously underestimates the importance of discipline inspection and supervision work in the field of academic and scientific research. Leaders of certain academic research institutions, and even some scientific research experts with outstanding achievements and reputations, may move towards a "no return" of violating discipline and laws.
Although there are not many officials investigated by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, from the perspective of the level of the officials involved, there is a senior official at the ministerial level who has problems with his position in the Academy of Social Sciences. On July 26, 2016, the news that Zhao Shengxuan, former vice president and ministerial-level official of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, was dismissed for suspected violations of discipline, was confirmed by relevant departments. Before being dismissed, Zhao Shengxuan was the first vice president of the four vice presidents of the Academy of Social Sciences. The Chinese Academy of Sciences system also had problems. In 2014, Xu An, former deputy director of the Center for Space Science and Applied Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, used his position to provide assistance to others in contracting projects and receive benefits. He was investigated and punished by the discipline inspection and supervision department, and the procuratorate filed a public prosecution. The court found that in October 2009, the Scientific Research Comprehensive Building of the Space Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (also known as Jiuzhang Building) needed to be installed in the underground canteen renovation process. Xu Anquan, who serves as the director of the park construction office, is responsible for the bidding of the project. A technology company successfully undertakes the project due to the air conditioning project of Jiuzhang Building before, with a quotation of 850,000 yuan. Xu An then asked the company manager Liu for a benefit fee of 100,000 yuan, and Liu sent 100,000 yuan of cash to Xu An's office through others. As an important scientific research talent, Xu An sold out his ethics and the interests of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for only a small profit of 100,000 yuan. It really makes people wonder what to express. In the end, Xu An was sentenced to 10 years in prison for accepting bribes, paying a heavy price for his actions.
If someone like Xu An is just a "small role" in the field of scientific research, then Meng Wei, deputy chairman of the Environmental and Resource Protection Committee of the 12th National People's Congress, and former president of the Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences, who was dismissed in 2017, is undoubtedly a "scientific research expert". In addition to his administrative position, Meng Wei is also an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering who was elected in 2009.What made him win this title was tangible scientific research results. During his work at the Academy of Environmental Sciences, Meng Wei undertakes several national scientific research projects. On May 24, 2013, Meng Wei reported on "Vigorously Promoting the Construction of Ecological Civilization" for the sixth collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. In addition, he also participated in the relevant work of the "National Medium- and Long-term Science and Technology Development Plan Strategy Research 2006-2020". The design of the "Water Pollution Control and Governance" program of the national major science and technology special project , which he presided over, was approved and implemented by the State Council. He even served as the technical chief engineer during the implementation. In fact, compared with other jobs, academic research is not as special as people think. Whether it is scholars or experts, all human weaknesses may also exist in them. To this end, like any other field of discipline inspection and supervision work, only by tightening the cage of the system and polishing the eyes of the supervisor can we prevent violations of discipline and laws from occurring in the field of academic research. Source: Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission website, Legal Evening News, Beijing Daily, etc.
