Kang Rixin (; born August 1953) is a Chinese former nuclear engineer and politician. He served as chief manager of

China National Nuclear Corporation The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC; ) is a state-owned enterprise founded in 1955 in Beijing. CNNC's president and vice-president are appointed by the Premier of the People's Republic of China. CNNC oversees all aspects of China's civ ...

(CNNC) and was a member of the

17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, 17th Congress on 21 October 2007, and sat until the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, 18th Nat ...

. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2010 for corruption.

Biography

Kang was born in

Datong Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province, China. It is located in the Datong Basin at an elevation of and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. As of the 2020 census, it had a population o ...

Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...

, China and graduated from the department of nuclear engineering of

Shanghai Jiaotong University Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. It is a membe ...

in August 1978. He joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

(CCP) in December 1982. In January 2005, he graduated from the graduate school of the CCP

Central Party School The Central Party School is a higher education institution that trains Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cadres. It is located in Haidian, Beijing, close to Summer Palace and Old Summer Palace. The current president is Chen Xi, a former member o ...

, majoring in economics management. In June 2005, he obtained an EMBA certificate from

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Constructio ...

. He is a senior engineer at the researcher level. From 2003 to 2009, he managed the

(CNNC), before being accused of corruption and bribery. Kang was sentenced to life imprisonment and confiscation of his possessions by a Beijing court in 2010 because he accepted about one million US dollars in bribes between 2004 and 2009. Kang was a member of the

from 2007. He was expelled from the CCP after his bribery conviction.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Rixin 1953 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Shanxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanxi Politicians from Datong Shanghai Jiao Tong University alumni People expelled from the Chinese Communist Party in 2010 Chinese politicians convicted of corruption Members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Chinese nuclear engineers Inmates of Qincheng Prison