30 NPC deptuies, CPPCC members expelled from 2004-07_时事要闻

30 NPC deptuies, CPPCC members expelled from 2004-07

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March.1 - Three Chinese lawmakers and four political advisors¹' memberships were terminated on Wednesday, bringing the total number of ousted² deputies and members of the country's top legislature and advisory³ body in recent four years to around 30.

The decisions were made ahead of the last annual plenary sessions of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), slated⁴ for March 5 and 3.

The current NPC has nearly 3,000 deputies and the CPPCC National Committee has more than 2,000 members, who hold a five-year tenure⁵.

Allegedly involved in corruption⁷ or economic violations⁸, the seven disgraced former political elites⁹ included two former ministerial-level officials, namely Qiu Xiaohua, former head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), and Zheng Xiaoyu, former director of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA).

They may face other punishment and criminal penalties.

CPPCC member Qiu, already sacked from his administrative¹⁰ post and expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC), was suspected to be involved in a social security fund fraud in Shanghai, which led to the downfall of the city's Party chief Chen Liangyu last year.

The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection¹¹ said Qiu had taken bribes¹² from enterprise owners, led a dissolute life and committed the crime of bigamy when he served as a leader of the NBS.

Zheng, also CPPCC member, allegedly abused the drug administration's approval authority by taking bribes and turned a blind eye to malpractice by relatives and subordinate officials.

Premier¹³ Wen Jiabao in January this year ordered a thorough investigation¹⁴ into the corruption allegations against Zheng.

During the past four years, at least 24 NPC deputies were expelled from the national parliament for graft¹⁵ and other law and discipline breaches¹⁶, including former deputy commander of the navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Wang Shouye and provincial¹⁷ chief procurators and top judges of Jiangxi, Heilongjiang and Hunan provinces.

Eye-catching names on the dismissed CPPCC members list over the past four years included former vice¹⁸ governors of Sichuan and Henan provinces Li Dachang and Lu Debin, and former chairwoman of the CPPCC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee Han Guizhi, who was given death penalty with a two-year reprieve¹⁹.

They were expelled for taking briberies²⁰ and other discipline breaches.

The fact that so many NPC deputies and CPPCC members have been stripped of their memberships for graft demonstrated China's intensive efforts in fighting corruption and building clean parliamentary and advisory bodies, experts said.

An online poll launched in the run-up to the NPC and CPPCC National Committee sessions shows that anti-graft is still one of the most concerned issues among Chinese People.

Pointing out that the country's anti-graft task remains²¹ "arduous²²", Chinese President Hu Jintao said at a discipline inspection meeting early this year that the Party and government should step up efforts to improve the anti-corruption system and incorporate the work of fighting corruption into economic, political, cultural and social constructions.

Statistics show that from 2003 to October 2006, China's prosecuting²³ organs at all levels tackled 67,505 graft-related criminal suspects.

In addition to Qiu Xiaohua and Zheng Xiaoyu, Li Pinsan, former chairman of the Industry and Commerce Federation²⁴ of Ningxia Hui Autonomous²⁵ Region, was also expelled from the CPPCC National Committee on Wednesday for alleged⁶ illegal fund-raising.

The Standing²⁶ Committee of the CPPCC National Committee also accepted the resignation of He Linxiang, former head of the Agricultural Development Bank of China who had received punishment because of discipline violations.

The three NPC deputies ousted on Wednesday were Liu Weiming, 68, former vice chairman of the CPPCC Guangdong Provincial Committee, Deng Zhonghua, former president of Hunan Chendian International Development Co., Ltd, and Li Yichao, former board chairman of Luoyang Zhongtai Group in central Henan Province.

They were expelled for alleged tax evasion²⁷ or involvement in corruption.

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1 advisors
n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授
参考例句：
The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。来自互联网

2 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )；革职；罢黜；剥夺
参考例句：
He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。 He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

3 advisory
adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询
参考例句：
I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。 He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

4 slated
用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。 Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

5 tenure
n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期
参考例句：
He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。 Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

6 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

8 violations
违反( violation的名词复数 )；冒犯；违反（行为、事例）；强奸
参考例句：
This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。 These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

9 elites
精华( elite的名词复数 )；精锐；上层集团；（统称）掌权人物
参考例句：
The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。 Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。

10 administrative
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。 He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

11 inspection
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。 The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

12 bribes
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

13 premier
adj.首要的；n.总理，首相
参考例句：
The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。 He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

14 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

15 graft
n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接
参考例句：
I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。 The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

16 breaches
破坏( breach的名词复数 )；破裂；缺口；违背
参考例句：
He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges. 他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚。 This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon. 这样一来，婚前败坏道德的事就少见了。

17 provincial
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

18 vice
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。 They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

19 reprieve
n.暂缓执行（死刑）；v.缓期执行；给…带来缓解
参考例句：
He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。 The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。

20 briberies
n.行贿，受贿，贿赂( bribery的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The Health Department asked all the hospitals to carry out a self-inspection on business briberies. 卫生部要求各大医院对商业贿赂行为先自查。来自互联网 My wife gave me too much pillow talk to persuade me taking briberies. 我老婆吹了太多的枕边风，我才慢慢开始收取贿赂。来自互联网

21 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

22 arduous
adj.艰苦的，费力的，陡峭的
参考例句：
We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。 The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。

23 prosecuting
检举、告发某人( prosecute的现在分词 )；对某人提起公诉；继续从事（某事物）；担任控方律师
参考例句：
The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel. 证人接受控方律师的盘问。 Every point made by the prosecuting attorney was telling. 检查官提出的每一点都是有力的。

24 federation
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。 Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

25 autonomous
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。 This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

26 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

27 evasion
n.逃避，偷漏(税)
参考例句：
The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。 The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。

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