Netizens question young official's 'rocket promotion'_美文

Netizens question young official's 'rocket promotion'

Zhang said all 35 members of the Communist Youth League committee had voted to appoint the 30-year-old, one of 26 candidates up for the post.

According to the city government's website, Yuan Huizhong received a PhD from Nanjing University three years ago.

She went on to work as assistant to the head of Xihu township, before being made deputy secretary of Yangzhou's Weiyang district Communist Youth League committee and then head of Chengbei township.

It is not the first time web users have cast the spotlight on what in online slang is called a "rocket promotion", usually involving people with wealthy or powerful family connections.

Xu Tao, nominated as deputy secretary of Xiangtan county in Hunan province in December at age 27, was removed from the post on May 7 after posts raised questions about his five years of working experience.

His father had been chairman of the local people's congress and his mother was deputy director of the district's procuratorate, Xinhua News Agency reported.

At least 18 other young officials have also reportedly been promoted at "rocket speed" in recent years, including 11 who were related to officials, China News Service reported.

Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee, said any personnel reshuffle should strictly stick to procedures, People's Daily reported.

It is forbidden for officials to gain private interests through maneuvering the process of "exceptional promotions", the senior official was quoted as saying during an inspection in Henan province.