Son of China's top safety official taken away at same time as father, media reports
Yang Hui, whose father Yang Dongliang leads China's work safety administration, is a deputy general manager at a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation
The son of Yang Dongliang, China’s top official on work safety, was taken away for investigation almost at the same time as his father was being scrutinised for alleged violation of Communist Party rules and the law, local media have reported.
His son is Yang Hui, a deputy general manager of the CNOOC Gas & Power Group, a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation. According to The Beijing News, he was taken away while on a business trip in Tianjin, the port city where a warehouse storing dangerous goods exploded last week, killing at least 114 people, with 65 others still missing.
The junior Yang was well connected in Tianjin because of his father, who was deputy mayor between 2001 and 2012, after which he was promoted to head of the State Administration of Work Safety.
There has been no indication from officials whether Yang Dongliang’s detention was linked to the industrial accident, one of the worst in China’s history.
But news portal QQ.com reported the investigation was related to Yang’s tenure at the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, which he headed from 2004 to 2009.
The national anti-graft agency conducted a review into losses of state-owned assets in Tianjin last month.
The News suggested the inquiry into Yang was tied to Wu Zhenfang, a retired general manager of China National Offshore Oil Corporation. Authorities said in April that Wu had been placed under party investigation for serious violation of discipline.