On December 30, the news of “Shanghai Municipal Committee retroactively confirms the expulsion of Gao Yiyi from the party” hit the hot search.
According to a report from the Beijing Daily client, the sixth plenary session of the 12th Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, held on December 29, passed the decision to retroactively confirm the expulsion of Gao Yiyi from the party.
This news sparked discussions among netizens.
A user with the handle “Opinionated Asparagus from Bailu Lake” commented: It should be a confirmation, right? Retroactively confirming seems to imply that the person is no longer alive, doesn’t it?
User “Time of Jingwei bfb2a” remarked: The use of the term “retroactively confirm” here is quite fresh.
User “pinklulu830619” said: I read it as retroactively confirming a “martyr.”
User “Solitude of Heaven and Earth” expressed: I don’t understand what retroactively confirming means?
User “Melancholy of Silver Screen 24h” questioned: Retroactively confirming, what does it mean?
Meanwhile, user “Shu Ke9” explained that retroactively confirming means verifying the previous handling result procedurally.
At 52 years old, Gao Yiyi had long been employed in Shanghai, serving in various positions such as Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission, Deputy District Chief of Songjiang District, member of the Songjiang District Committee, and Deputy District Chief. In August 2020, he became the Deputy Secretary of the Baoshan District Committee, then the District Chief of Baoshan District in January 2021. After nearly 3 years in office, Gao Yiyi was investigated while still serving in December 2023.
Following 11 months, on November 12 of this year, the Shanghai municipal authorities officially announced that Gao Yiyi, the former Deputy Secretary of the Baoshan District Committee and former District Chief of Baoshan District, had been expelled from the party and placed under investigation.
The announcement stated that Gao Yiyi was suspected of bribery, accepting gifts in violation of regulations, accepting banquets and arranged travel, using improper means to maliciously interfere with the work of disciplinary and supervisory agencies, falsely accusing and framing disciplinary and supervisory officials; fabricating work resumes and falsifying personal file information; failing to correct his spouse’s violations in business and enterprise management, and showing poor management and supervision over his spouse.