Nuctech
Encyclopedia
Nuctech is a company created in 1997 as an offshoot of Beijing
's Tsinghua University
. The company was headed by Hu Haifeng
, son of President of the People's Republic of China
Hu Jintao
until 2008.
to blow up aircraft in mid-air.
ns, Teckla Lameck and Jerobeam Mokaxwa, were arrested after Namibia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) discovered that a US$12.8 million down payment on 13 scanners had been diverted to a firm called Teko Trading owned by the two Namibians. Namibia prosecutors accuse them of joining in a bribery scheme that secured a $55.3 million contract in May 2008 to install Nuctech scanners at customs inspection points across Namibia. Other sources report the contract to be worth $69 million.
Netizens in China were being blocked from accessing stories about the son of Hu Jintao in the wake of the scandal. Leading Chinese web portals, Sina
and Netease
, could not be opened for several hours after they posted reports about the company linked to Hu Haifeng. The report related to Hu Haifeng had been deleted from both web sites when their technology sections came back online. An industry insider who declined to give his name said that both Sina and Netease were likely to face official sanctions. Neither company confirmed that the sites had been blocked by the authorities or that their blockage was linked to any content. A customer service executive at Sina.com said the site had experienced technical problems.
was a veteran fighter for Namibian independence
, who joined SWAPO in 1974, having undergone training in the former Soviet Union
. After the corruption case, he was suspended by Namibian president Hifikepunye Pohamba
for allegedly having millions of Namibian dollar
s transferred to him through Nuctech. No details were given on the probe, but the Namibian daily reported possible links between Shalli and a Chinese company that supplies the Namibia Defense Force.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
's Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
. The company was headed by Hu Haifeng
Hu Haifeng
Hu Haifeng is a Chinese businessman and the son of Chinese President Hu Jintao.-Biography:Hu Haifeng was the president of Nuctech, a Tsinghua University-owned company created in the late 1990s to make large scanners for shipping, trucking containers and railway cars, as well as luggage scanners...
, son of President of the People's Republic of China
President of the People's Republic of China
The President of the People's Republic of China is a ceremonial office and a part of State organs under the National People's Congress and it is the head of state of the People's Republic of China . The office was created by the 1982 Constitution...
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao is the current Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China. He has held the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang...
until 2008.
History
The company has risen to become one of the world's top providers of security scanning equipment, supplying about 50 nations. In late 2006 the company won a contract to install advanced scanners at all 147 of China's airports to detect potentially dangerous liquids. In December 2006 the contract to supply China's airports with security scanners caused concern following the August 2006 Britain-originated plot2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot was a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives carried on board at least 10 airliners travelling from the United Kingdom to the United States and Canada...
to blow up aircraft in mid-air.
In China
On July 21, 2009 Nuctech representative Yang Fan (杨帆) and two NamibiaNamibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
ns, Teckla Lameck and Jerobeam Mokaxwa, were arrested after Namibia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) discovered that a US$12.8 million down payment on 13 scanners had been diverted to a firm called Teko Trading owned by the two Namibians. Namibia prosecutors accuse them of joining in a bribery scheme that secured a $55.3 million contract in May 2008 to install Nuctech scanners at customs inspection points across Namibia. Other sources report the contract to be worth $69 million.
Netizens in China were being blocked from accessing stories about the son of Hu Jintao in the wake of the scandal. Leading Chinese web portals, Sina
Sina.com
SINA is an online media company for China and Chinese communities around the world. SINA operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, SINA Mobile, SINA Online, and SINA.net. SINA has over 100 million registered users worldwide...
and Netease
NetEase
NetEase is a Chinese internet company that operates 163.com, a popular web portal which received over 546 million page views in June of 2005. The company has grown rapidly since its founding in June 1997, thanks in part to its investment in search engine technology and massively multiplayer...
, could not be opened for several hours after they posted reports about the company linked to Hu Haifeng. The report related to Hu Haifeng had been deleted from both web sites when their technology sections came back online. An industry insider who declined to give his name said that both Sina and Netease were likely to face official sanctions. Neither company confirmed that the sites had been blocked by the authorities or that their blockage was linked to any content. A customer service executive at Sina.com said the site had experienced technical problems.
In Namibia
General Martin ShalliMartin Shalli
Lieutenant General Martin Shalli is a former Namibian diplomat and military commander. In 2005, he was appointed to the post of High Commissioner of Namibia to Zambia by then President Sam Nujoma but was recalled in October 2006 by his successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba and appointed Chief of the...
was a veteran fighter for Namibian independence
Namibian War of Independence
See also South African Border War.The Namibian War of Independence, also known as the South African Border War, which lasted from 1966 to 1988, was a guerrilla war, which the nationalist South-West Africa People's Organization and others, fought against the apartheid government in South...
, who joined SWAPO in 1974, having undergone training in the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. After the corruption case, he was suspended by Namibian president Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba is the second and current President of Namibia. He won the 2004 and 2009 presidential elections overwhelmingly as the candidate of the South West Africa People's Organisation ruling party, taking office in March 2005. He has also been the President of SWAPO since...
for allegedly having millions of Namibian dollar
Namibian dollar
The dollar has been the currency of Namibia since 1993. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively N$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
s transferred to him through Nuctech. No details were given on the probe, but the Namibian daily reported possible links between Shalli and a Chinese company that supplies the Namibia Defense Force.