The head of a Chinese shipbuilding institute is facing trial for illegally possessing Canadian citizenship and taking bribes, according to a Chinese anti-corruption watchdog.
Bu Jianjie, the director of a research institute under the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and is under investigation by authorities of Hebei Province.
The news comes amid the ongoing political tensions between China and Canada due to the arrest of an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei in Vancouver.
Bu Jianjie (pictured), the head of the 718 Research Institute under the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has been expelled from the Communist Party and is facing trial
Mr Bu, the head of CSIC's 718 Research Institute, broke the rules of the 'orgnisation' by obtaining Canadian nationality without informing the authorities, the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Hebei Province said in an online announcement today.
The former leader is also said to have failed to register part of his company's income in its financial system, taking funds for personal use and accepting bribes.
The Commission accuses Mr Bu of 'losing aspirations and faith' as well as having 'swelling greed'.
High-level members of China's Communist Party are prohibited from attaining citizenship of a second country, according to the Party's regulations on disciplinary action which was published in 2015.
China does not recognise dual nationality. It remains unclear if Mr Bu has renounced his Chinese nationality.
State-run CSIC is responsible for refitting Beijing's first aircraft carrier Liaoning and building the country's first domestically developed aircraft carrier Type 001A (pictured)
The Hebei authority said the Hebei People's Procuratorate would investigate Mr Bu's case and set up trials.
State-run CSIC is responsible for refitting Beijing's first aircraft carrier Liaoning and building the country's first domestically developed aircraft carrier Type 001A.
In June, the company's general manager Sun Bo was sacked and investigated by China's top anti-corruption watchdog for allegedly selling state secrets to the CIA.
Reports from last week claimed Mr Sun could face a death penalty for allegedly disclosing a complete set of data regarding China's Liaoning aircraft carrier to the U.S. intelligence agency.
Mr Bu's punishment comes as political tensions escalate between China and Canada over the arrest of Meng Wanzhou.
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at a parole office with a security guard in Vancouver on December 12. She was arrested in Canada under a U.S. warrant on December 1
Ms Meng, one of the most powerful women in China, was arrested in Vancouver at the request of the United States on December 1 - a move that has enraged Beijing while it is engaged in a trade war with Washington.
Ms Meng is accused by the United States of misleading multinational banks about Iran-linked transactions, putting the banks at risk of violating U.S. sanctions.
She was released on bail in Vancouver, where she owns two homes, while waiting to learn if she will be extradited to the United States. She is due in court on Feb. 6.
China has detained three Canadian citizens since Ms Meng was arrested in Canada.
The first two of them - former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor - were accused of endangering the state security by Beijing.
China has detained two Canadian citizens - former diplomat Michael Kovrig (left) and businessman Michael Spavor (right) - in apparent retaliation for the arrest of Meng Wanzhou
The third detainee - school teacher Sarah McIver - was accused of working illegally in China. However, her case is said to be separate from the former two due to its 'different nature'.
The Canadian government has said several times it saw no explicit link between the arrest of Meng, the daughter of Huawei's founder, and the detentions of Kovrig and Spavor.
But Beijing-based Western diplomats and former Canadian diplomats have said they believed the detentions were a 'tit-for-tat' reprisal by China.
China 'resolutely opposes' demands for release of detained Canadians
China on Monday lashed out at Canada and the US for demanding the release of detained Canadians and accused Western countries of double standards.
'The Chinese side expressed strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the statements made by Canada and the US,' Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular press briefing.
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday that Canada would embark on a campaign to win the release of two citizens detained by China in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive.
In this file photo taken on September 25, 2018, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland participates in a discussion in New York. Ms Freeland said Canada would embark on a campaign to win the release of two citizens detained by China
Ms Freeland said on a conference call with reporters that the arrests constituted a worrying precedent that resonated with the country's partners.
'We're going to keep working with a broad group of allies to raise this issue,' she said, noting that Canadian ambassadors will be reaching out to governments across the world.
Ms Freeland said she spoke with China's ambassador to Ottawa on Friday and made Canada's first demand for the immediate release of ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig and entrepreneur Michael Spavor.
The U.S., the U.K. and the EU also issued statements in support of Canada.
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