On this day, 26 years ago, on April 20, 1999 (March 5, 1999 in the lunar calendar), China destroyed the largest smuggling group since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xiamen Yuanhua. The "Xiamen Yuanhua" Group smuggling Xiamen's extraordinary smuggling case is the largest economic crime case investigated and dealt with since the founding of New China. The large amount of money involved, the number of people involved, the complexity of the case, and the seriousness of economic crimes and corruption are shocking. On April 20, 1999, according to the instructions of General Secretary Jiang and Premier Zhu, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection established the "April 20 Task Force" headed by Liu Liying and Wang Zhongyu. The special task force first collected a large amount of information about Xiamen Customs from the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Economic and Trade, and secretly escorted it to Xiamen by the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Security, and the Beijing Armed Police. Then it mobilized nearly 200 special task force personnel and a large number of advanced equipment from all over the country to conduct a comprehensive verification and calculation of Xiamen Customs's import and export documents in recent years using the "large group combat method". It was found that the total value of goods imported and exported by Xiamen Yuanhua Group Company and the total value of goods subject to customs duties was 80 billion yuan. This means that "Yuanhua" escaped as much as 80 billion yuan. After more than two years of hard work, it was found that from 1996 to the first half of 1999, Lai Changxing's smuggling criminal group and other smuggling criminals smuggled more than 4.5 million tons of imported refined oil, more than 450,000 tons of vegetable oil, more than 3 million boxes of cigarettes, 3588 cars, as well as a large number of western medicine raw materials, chemical raw materials, textile raw materials, electronic machinery and other goods, with a value of up to RMB 53 billion and taxes evaded RMB 30 billion. The corruption problems exposed in this case are wide-ranging and shocking. Li Jizhou, former deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security and former deputy head of the National Leading Group for Combating Smuggling, became brothers with Lai Changxing after accepting huge bribes from Lai Changxing and others to provide convenience for smuggling criminal activities. Seven members of the former leadership team of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and a number of department-level cadres in Fujian Province and Xiamen City were found to have serious corruption problems. Zhao Keming, former deputy mayor of Xiamen City, abused his power for personal gain and accepted huge bribes. Yang Qianxian, former chief of Xiamen Customs, took advantage of his position to accept bribes from Lai Changxing, equivalent to more than 1.4 million yuan. In addition, Lai Changxing also spent tens of millions of yuan to keep a mistress for Yang Qianxian, and invested more than 1.3 million yuan to purchase a villa for Yang Qianxian and his mistress to use. Zhuang Rushun, former deputy director of the Fujian Province Public Security Department and director of the Fuzhou City Public Security Bureau, accepted bribes equivalent to more than 500,000 yuan from Lai Changxing and others, including receiving a Toyota Camry car worth more than 420,000 yuan from Lai Changxing in 1996. Lan Fu, former deputy mayor of Xiamen City, demanded and accepted bribes from Lai Changxing and others equivalent to more than 5 million yuan. Liu Feng, former deputy secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee, accepted money and goods from Lai Changxing and others totaling more than 450,000 yuan, and he also had a huge amount of property of more than 740,000 yuan that could not explain his legal source. Shi Zhaobin, former deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee (former secretary of Xiamen City), was dismissed from his status as a deputy to the Fujian Province People's Congress in mid-June 2001 and transferred to the judicial authorities for handling. Shi Zhaobin was subject to "double regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection at the end of December last year. This is the highest-ranking official involved in the case in Fujian Province. Attachment: List of the main persons involved in the Yuanhua case that have been sentenced: As of July 2001, people's courts at all levels have issued judgments on 167 cases involved in the Xiamen extraordinary smuggling case, involving 269 defendants. The trial of other cases is in progress. Ye Jichen: The former president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Xiamen City Branch, was convicted of accepting bribes and the crime of huge amounts of property with unknown origin. He was sentenced to death and has been executed. Wu Yubo: Former section chief of the Ship Management Section of Xiamen Customs Dongdu Office. He was guilty of accepting bribes and was sentenced to death and has been executed. Five people, including Wang Jinting, Jie Peigong, Huang Shanying, Zhuang Mingtian, and Li Baomin, were sentenced to death for the crime of smuggling ordinary goods and have been executed. Li Shizhuan: He was convicted of falsely issuing special value-added tax invoices and was sentenced to death and has been executed. Yang Qianxian: The former chief of Xiamen Customs was convicted of accepting bribes and indulging in smuggling. He was sentenced to death in the first instance. Zhuang Rushun: Former deputy director of the Fujian Province Public Security Department and former director of the Fuzhou City Public Security Bureau. He was guilty of accepting bribes and abusing power. He was sentenced to death in the first instance. Chen Yanxin: Former general manager of Fujian Province Petroleum Corporation, was convicted of smuggling ordinary goods, bribery, embezzlement, privately dividing state-owned assets, and unclear source of huge amounts of property. He was sentenced to death in the first instance. Wang Yandi: She was convicted of smuggling ordinary goods and was sentenced to death in the first instance. Lan Fu: Former deputy mayor of Xiamen City, convicted of accepting bribes, was sentenced to death with a two-year suspension. Fang Kuanrong: Former team leader of the Ship Management Section of the Ship Management Section of the Xiamen Customs Office in Dongdu. He was guilty of accepting bribes and was sentenced to death with a two-year suspension. Liang Dong: Former general manager of Xiamen Foreign Supply Corporation, convicted of accepting bribes, was sentenced to death with a two-year suspension. Wang Kexiang: The former director of the Liaison Office of the Xiamen City Public Security Bureau was sentenced to death with a two-year suspension for smuggling ordinary goods and accepting bribes. Huang Kezhen: A key member of Lai Changxing's smuggling criminal group who smuggled cigarettes, committed the crime of smuggling ordinary goods and was sentenced to death with a two-year suspension. Chen Wenyuan: A key member of Lai Changxing's smuggling criminal group who smuggled cigarettes, was convicted of smuggling ordinary goods and was sentenced to death with a two-year suspension. Liu Feng: Former deputy secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee. He was convicted of accepting bribes and unclear source of huge amounts of property, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Chen Guorong: Former president of Bank of China Fujian Province Branch, was convicted of accepting bribes and sentenced to life imprisonment. Zhang Yongding: Former captain of the Second Coast Guard Detachment of the Fujian Province Public Security Border Defense Corps, was convicted of accepting bribes and sentenced to life imprisonment. Chen Yuqiang: Former deputy section chief of the First Investigation Department of the Xiamen Customs Smuggling Crime Investigation Branch. He was guilty of accepting bribes and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Zhao Yuchang: Former president of Fujian Jiuzhou Trading Company and chairman of Fujian Jiuzhou Group Co., Ltd., was sentenced to life imprisonment for bribery, smuggling of ordinary goods, and corruption. Yang Xiangjin: Former deputy director of the Xiamen Customs Investigation Bureau, was sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes and unidentified sources of huge amounts of property. Huang Zhizhong: Former team leader of the Ship Management Section of the Ship Management Section of Xiamen Customs Dongdu Office, was convicted of accepting bribes and sentenced to life imprisonment. Zhong Xiaohui: Former general manager of Xiamen International Convention and Exhibition New City Investment and Construction Company, committed bribery and was sentenced to life imprisonment.