Hu Haifeng
Hu Haifeng | |
|---|---|
胡海峰 | |
 Hu in 2019 | |
| Vice Minister of Civil Affairs | |
| Assumed office December 31, 2023[1] | |
| Minister | Lu Zhiyuan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1972 Gansu, China |
| Spouse | Frances Yung |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | |
| Education | Tsinghua University |
Hu Haifeng (Chinese: 胡海峰; pinyin: Hú Hǎifēng; born November 6, 1972) is a Chinese politician and the son of Hu Jintao, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Paramount leader of China. He is currently the Deputy Minister of Civil Affairs, [2] and previously CCP Committee Secretary of Lishui and the deputy CCP Committee Secretary and mayor of Jiaxing.
Life and career
Hu Haifeng attended Tsinghua University, receiving both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a master's degree in Computer Science in 1998. He later received an EMBA from Tsinghua University in 2004. He was the chairman of Nuctech, a Tsinghua University-owned company created in the late 1990s to make large scanners for shipping, trucking containers and railway cars, as well as luggage scanners and metal detectors for airports. After Hu became chairman of the company, it was granted a near-monopoly by the central authorities on the lucrative market for selling security equipment to airports in China. In 2009, the company had roughly 90% of the domestic market. Chinese investment in airport security has risen sharply after the September 11 attacks. In 2008, Hu Haifeng was promoted to Communist Party secretary of Tsinghua Holdings, which controls Nuctech and more than 20 other companies.[3]
Corruption
In July 2009, the Namibian government charged Nuctech with corruption. The company has been the focus for repeated allegations of unfair competition in the European Union, and also for corruption and abuse of office in the Philippines. In South Africa, investigations of corruption are underway regarding a contract obtained by the company for the sale of scanners amounting to 380 million Rand (US$54 million).[4]
Sources
- Wall Street Journal Asia ("Firm of Hu's son gets scanner pact at China airports", December 13)
References
- ^ "Red Nobility: Hu Haifeng｜Politics｜People｜WantChinaTimes.com". Archived from the original on November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Former Chinese president's son becomes a vice minister". Reuters. January 16, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ Taipeitimes.com. "Taipeitimes.com." China Internet blackout linked to leader’s son. Retrieved on July 27, 2009.
- ^ AsiaNews.it: Investigation into NucTech corruption expands, the company formerly headed by Hu Haifeng [1]