On October 12th, it was officially announced that Han Zhanwu, a member of the Communist Party group and deputy director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is under investigation. He is the 46th central government official to be investigated this year.
Last month, on September 10th and 11th, Han Zhanwu conducted research on tobacco in Jiangsu.
Public records show that Han Zhanwu was born in October 1966 and has served as the director and party secretary of the China Machinery and Equipment Tendering Center of the Communist Party of China, the Director of the Personnel and Education Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Director of the Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
In April 2020, Han Zhanwu was appointed deputy director and member of the party group of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration of the Communist Party of China.
The official website shows that Han Zhanwu is in charge of the Department of Economic Operations, the Department of Finance, the Department of Audit, the Department of Science and Technology, the Office of Regulatory Affairs, the Board Office, and the Boards of Directors of Nantong, Kunming, and Zhuhai Acetate Fiber Co., Ltd.
With Han Zhanwu’s downfall, the number of central government officials investigated and announced by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection this year has reached 46.
It is worth mentioning that in January of this year, Zhang Tianfeng, former member of the Communist Party group and deputy director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, was investigated, and in July, he was expelled from the party.
Chinese media referred to Zhang Tianfeng as the “Tobacco Tiger.”
The official report stated that Zhang Tianfeng resisted investigation, sought benefits for others in cadre selection and appointment, misappropriated public resources for personal use, engaged in corruption, and traded power for money. He used his position to benefit others in project contracting, job promotion, and other aspects while unlawfully receiving substantial bribes.