Business Maverick: China removes PICC, Bank of China chairmen from party roles

Luo Xi, 62, will no longer serve as party secretary of the People’s Insurance Co Group of China, the nation’s largest property insurer said in a statement on its WeChat account on Friday, without providing a reason. The announcement came days after online criticism that Luo, who remains chairman of the firm, was building a personality cult when the company demanded employees recite his “golden quotes”.

Separately, the Bank of China said that the ruling party has removed 61-year-old Chairman Liu Liange as party chief, without providing a reason. It’s still unclear what prompted decisions, and China often reshuffles senior managers of its largest state-owned financial institutions and heads of government in the run up to its annual legislative conference.

A spokesperson for BOC referred to the company’s statement when reached by Bloomberg for comment. The PICC group didn’t immediately reply to a query on Luo’s removal. Both people are below the typical retirement age of 65 for ministerial-level officials in China and no announcements have been made regarding their new jobs.

PICC Group’s life insurance unit posted an internal notice on its Wechat account early this month, requiring all employees to memorise Luo’s quotes before taking a test on them, local media reported. Such moves could easily fuel a personality cult, which the company’s head should have put a stop to, the Economic View, affiliated with state-run China News Service, said in a

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