Gao Yichen

Gao Yichen
高以忱
Deputy Minister of the Ministry of State Security
In office
Unknown–Unknown
Deputy Director of the 610 Office
In office
2005–Unknown
Personal details
Born1950 (age 75–76)
PartyChinese Communist Party (expelled in 2026)
Alma materHeilongjiang University

Gao Yichen (Chinese: 高以忱; born 1950) is a former Chinese politician, who served as the deputy minister of the Ministry of State Security and the deputy director of the 610 Office.

Career

Gao has graduated from Heilongjiang University in Russian language major. He worked overseas for a long time, which served as the journalist stationed in the Soviet Union and the United States of Guangming Daily.[1] Later he was served as the deputy minister of the Ministry of State Security. In 2005, he concurrent with the deputy Director of the 610 Office and the deputy secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.[2]

He was resigned from the public offices no later than March 2017, and served as a person in charge in a social organization.[3]

Investigation

On 9 June 2025, Gao was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[4] He was expelled from the party and dismissed from the public office on 20 January 2026.[5]

References

  1. ^ ""文化传播"系列沙龙|打造交流平台:加强中华文化传播与世界文明互鉴". cuc.edu.cn. 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  2. ^ "中国国安部前副部长高以忱被查". Lianhe Zaobao (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  3. ^ "传承发展中华优秀传统文化理论研讨会在中央党校举行". People's Daily Online. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  4. ^ "原中央防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室副主任高以忱接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查". Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
  5. ^ "原中央防范和处理邪教问题领导小组办公室副主任高以忱严重违纪违法被开除党籍". Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Retrieved 2026-01-20.