Tong Daochi (Chinese: 童道驰; born October 1967) is a former Chinese politician who served as Communist Party Secretary of Sanya between November 2018 and October 2020. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in November 2020.
Tong returned in China in late 2010 and that same year he became an official in the Planning and Development Department of China Securities Regulatory Commission. He worked there for 8 years. Then he was appointed Assistant Minister of Commerce.[1]
In November 2016 he was transferred to central China's Hubei province and was named vice-governor in the following month.[2] In November 2018 he was transferred again to south China's Hainan province and appointed Communist Party Secretary of Sanya, replacing Yan Zhaojun.[3]
On April 30, 2021, he was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and removed from public office.[5] On June 4, he was arrested for suspected bribe taking.[6] On September 30, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[7]
On January 13, 2022, prosecutors accused Tong of using his different positions as a senior securities regulator and Sanya government official between 2004 and 2020 to offer business favors and promotion opportunities. In return, he accepted money and property worth over 274 million yuan ($43 million).[8]
On June 2, he was sentenced to death for bribery and insider trading with a two-year reprieve.[9]
References
^中华人民共和国商务部部长助理童道驰 [Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China]. mofcom.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2010.
^海南新常委童道驰出任三亚市委书记 [Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee Tong Daochi appointed Communist Party Secretary of Sanya]. ce.cn (in Chinese). 3 November 2018.
PB Former member of the Politburo; PLA Also a military official; CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates 1For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China; 2Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.