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Yang Jing ( zh , s = 杨晶 , p = Yáng Jīng ; born December 1953) is a former Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity. He previously served as
State Councilor A State Councillor of the People's Republic of China () serves as a senior vice leader within the State Council and shares responsibilities with the Vice Premiers in assisting the Premier in the administration and coordination of governmental a ...
and
Secretary-General of the State Council The Secretary-General of the State Council is an executive position within the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The secretary-general also leads the General Office of the State Council. The office ranks below the premier and abo ...
, and the President of the
Chinese Academy of Governance The National Academy of Governance () was a public administration academy for high- and middle-level national civil servants in China, affiliated with the State Council. It opened in September 1994 and was located in Haidian, Beijing. The sc ...
. Prior to his ascendance to leading roles at the State Council, he served as the
director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission The director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China is the head of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the China, People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council of China, State Council. Withi ...
(2008–2013), and the Chairman of Inner Mongolia (2003–2008). Yang was one of the highest-ranking non- Han officials in the Chinese government.


Early career

Yang was born in
Jungar Banner Jungar Banner ( Mongolian: ; zh, s=准格尔旗) is a banner of western Inner Mongolia, China, lying on the western (right) bank of the Yellow River and bordering the provinces of Shanxi to the southeast and Shaanxi to the southwest. It is under ...
in what was Ih Ju League of Inner Mongolia near the modern city of Ordos, and is of ethnic Mongol ancestry. He worked as a teenager in a farming equipment factory. In September 1973 Yang was recommended to obtain higher education at the Inner Mongolia Industry College. He then returned to his hometown to serve in the local
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) organization. In 1982 Yang earned a degree in Chinese language from
Inner Mongolia University Inner Mongolia University (IMU) is a provincial public university in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. It is affiliated with the People's Government of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and co-funded with the Ministry of Education of China. The ...
. After graduating, Yang worked in the
Communist Youth League The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC; also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League or CYL) is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, r ...
as a local organizer in Ih Ju League, then chief administrator of Dalad Banner. He then went on to work in the Inner Mongolia regional bureau of statistics, then headed the Regional Bureau of Tourism. Between 1993 and 1996, Yang served as the Inner Mongolia regional chief of the
Communist Youth League of China The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC; also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League or CYL) is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, r ...
under the League's first secretary
Li Keqiang Li Keqiang ( zh, s=李克强, p=Lǐ Kèqiáng; 3 July 1955 – 27 October 2023) was a Chinese economist and politician who served as the seventh premier of China from 2013 to 2023. He was also the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing ...
, who later became Premier. In 1998 Yang became CCP Committee Secretary of the regional capital,
Hohhot Hohhot,; abbreviated zh, c=呼市, p=Hūshì, labels=no formerly known as Kweisui, is the Capital (political), capital of Inner Mongolia in the North China, north of the China, People's Republic of China, serving as the region's administrativ ...
, an office he occupied until 2003. Between 2003 and 2008 he served as the Chairman of Inner Mongolia and concurrently the region's CCP Deputy Committee Secretary, alongside CCP Committee Secretary
Chu Bo Chu Bo (; born October 1944) is a retired Chinese politician. He served as the Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia Region, the top leader of the region, holding position from 2001 to 2009. He also served as Governor of Hunan between 1998 and 2001. ...
. Yang shouldered major responsibility as Inner Mongolia Chairman when a turbine factory in Ulanqab League collapsed in July 2005, killing six workers. He left the office in 2008 to take up his new appointment in Beijing as the head of the
State Ethnic Affairs Commission The National Ethnic Affairs Commission (NEAC), also called the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (SEAC), is a body under the leadership of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party that is responsibl ...
.


Secretariat

Yang Jing earned a seat on the
Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party The Secretariat, officially the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a body serving the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Politburo and Standing Committee. The secretariat is mainly responsible for carrying out ...
in November 2012, becoming the first ethnic-minority official to sit on the body in the party's history. Several months later at the
12th National People's Congress The 12th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 and was in session from 2013 to 2018. It succeeded the 11th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions ...
, Yang was appointed
Secretary General of the State Council The Secretary-General of the State Council is an executive position within the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The secretary-general also leads the General Office of the State Council. The office ranks below the premier and abo ...
in Li Keqiang's cabinet. Yang's position was also unique in that State Council Secretaries-General did not usually hold concurrent seats on the CCP Secretariat. He was also the first ethnic-minority official to hold the State Council Secretary-General post. Yang was a member of the 17th and 18th CCP Central Committees, and an alternate of the 16th CCP Central Committee. He has been named as a member of the ''
tuanpai The Tuanpai (), or Youth League Faction, is a term used by political observers and analysts to describe an informal political faction in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which includes cadres and government officials who originated from the C ...
'', an informal designation given to politicians with background in the
Communist Youth League The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC; also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League or CYL) is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, r ...
.


After 19th Party Congress

In October 2017, at the 19th National Congress of the CCP, Yang Jing's name did not appear on the list of members of the
19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 19th National Congress in 2017, and sat until the next National Congress was convened in 2022. It formally succeeded the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Commun ...
. As Yang had not yet reached retirement age (he was 63), this led to speculation that Yang came under scrutiny in a party disciplinary probe and was either demoted or otherwise no longer serving in an official capacity. Some of his party posts at the State Council were taken over by
Xiao Jie Xiao Jie (; born June 1957) is a Chinese politician and an important political aide of Premier Li Keqiang. He served as a State Councilor and the Secretary General of the State Council from 2018 to 2023. Xiao served as the Minister of Finance fr ...
.


Investigation

On February 24, 2018, Yang Jing was placed on one-year probation within the CCP, removal from his administrative post, and demoted from deputy state to ministerial level for violations of regulations. The
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest supervisory organ of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCDI is elected and supervised by the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, CCP National Congress. ...
said Yang "have severely violated political discipline and rules and had long-term improper association with illegal business owners and social personnel". The investigation found that "Yang also took advantage of his post to seek huge profits for others and accepted money and gifts through his relatives."


References

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