An official in charge of construction in a district of Yulin, a
city in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has been stripped of
his membership with the Communist Party of China (CPC) for having
too many kids.
Qin Huaiwen, director of construction bureau of Yuyang, a
district of Yulin, was also expelled from the government job on
March 20 because an earlier investigation found he had three
daughters with his wife, and a son and a daughter by his
31-year-old mistress, who was almost two decades younger than Qin,
confirmed Gao Buqiang, a senior official of Yulin City Commission
for Discipline Inspection of CPC.
The decision to expel Qin from CPC was made by the commission
last December based on the problems in connection with Qin,
including adultery and having too many kids.
Qin had been the government leader of Qingquan Township when his
mistress, who was only identified as by her surname as Ma, was
given a job at the township government upon graduation from a
secondary technical school.
Qin's problems were exposed after Ma complained about a lack of
child support, according to a local media, the Huashang
Daily.
Qin at first denied the children were his, but a DNA test showed
they were, the Huashang Daily said.
China, the world's most populous country, has been implementing
a strict family planning policy since late 1970s, which limits
urban couples to one child and rural families to two to contain its
population growth.
(Xinhua News Agency April 9, 2007)