China's Party Guidance Group Secretary and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tang Renjian, is under investigation for violations of discipline and law, the country's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced on Saturday. He is currently undergoing a disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. This statement does not provide any additional specific details.
Tang Renjian, 61, has held various positions in the Ministry of Agriculture, the Office of the Central Leading Group for Finance and Economics, the Party Committee and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Government. He has been Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs since December 2020. Three days before the survey was released, he attended the National Rural Talent Development Conference in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province.
The punishment for Tang Renjian will depend on the results of further investigation. The Disciplinary Regulations of the Communist Party of China, as the basic rules of party discipline, stipulate various violations of party discipline by party members, such as abuse of power, embezzlement, and violation of rules on integrity and restraint. Furthermore, if his actions are determined to constitute a crime, related provisions such as Article 383 of the Penal Code, which provides penalties for embezzlement, and Article 397, which provides penalties for abuse of authority, may apply. .
