Wu Guofang, former Deputy Director of the Legal Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, violated the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulation by accepting gifts and consumption cards in violation of regulations; Zhou Xinxin, a former first level inspector of the Hubei Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, violated the bottom line of integrity by accepting gifts, cash gifts, and consumption cards in violation of regulations. In recent notices issued by disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies, the problem of illegal receipt and payment of gifts and cash gifts has frequently occurred. In reality, there are still a few party members and cadres who ignore the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulation, turn reciprocity into "reciprocity of benefits", violate rules and regulations, accept and send gifts and gold in violation of regulations, and constantly innovate their methods, changing from overt to covert. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection called for a focus on prominent issues such as illegal eating and drinking, as well as hidden variations such as "express delivery and gift giving". Strict investigations and timely reporting should be carried out to promote the moral cultivation of Party members and cadres to be frugal, free from extravagance, and honest and self disciplined. At present, the whole party is carrying out in-depth study and education on the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulation. Disciplinary inspection and supervision organs at all levels are strictly investigating and punishing the problem of illegal receipt and gift giving, adhering to the principle of investigating and treating corruption together, and creating a clean and refreshing social atmosphere. Judging by performance: The problem of irregular gift giving and receiving is prone to occur frequently during holidays. The problem of irregular gift giving and receiving of cash is an important manifestation of the "Four Winds" problem, which accounts for a relatively high proportion of disciplinary violations by party members. The monthly report on the investigation and punishment of violations of the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulation in May 2025 shows that the illegal collection and delivery of precious specialties and gifts accounted for 52.3% of the hedonism and extravagance issues investigated and punished in May. Zhang Tao, Deputy Director of the Party and Government Conduct Supervision Office of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Working Committee in Tianfu New Area, Sichuan Province, introduced that currently, holidays such as New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid Autumn Festival, and National Day are still high-risk periods for illegal gift giving. Management service objects use the excuse of paying New Year's greetings and holidays to give gifts to party members and cadres to win their "emotions". From the perspective of gift types and delivery methods, shopping cards, local specialties, and customized gifts are the most common. There are electronic and physical gifts, as well as transfers and cash. The methods are concealed and diverse. The problem of illegal gift giving is prone to occur frequently during holidays. During the holiday season, it is a common time to receive and give gifts in violation of regulations. Some people dress up in favor of others and use shopping cards, consumption vouchers, and other means to receive high-end gifts in violation of regulations, while others eat and take gifts, accepting invitations and accepting gift money in violation of regulations, "said a relevant person in charge of the Party and Government Conduct Supervision Office of the Baoshan District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision in Shanghai. According to relevant officials from the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission of Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, Huang, a former member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Housing and Urban Rural Development Bureau of the county, has received multiple gifts over the past 12 years. Most of the gifts were received during holidays such as Mid Autumn Festival and Spring Festival, with amounts ranging from 1000 yuan to 5000 yuan each time. The illegal methods of receiving and giving gifts are diverse and have obvious hidden variations. Some purchase electronic gift cards through e-commerce platforms and send them in the form of redemption codes; Some are sent through WeChat red envelope and Alipay transfer; Some express deliveries give gifts and flash delivery to homes; Some use market tactics to conceal the essence of collection and delivery, signing lease agreements on the surface but actually delivering in the form of "rent"; Some package the gift money as "consulting fees," "lecture fees," "project fees," etc., so that the parties involved can receive it "legitimately. The relevant responsible comrades of the Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervision Commission of Zhijin County believe that the occurrence of the problem of illegal receipt and delivery of gifts and gold mainly has the following reasons: firstly, there is a misunderstanding of ideology. Some party members and cadres regard the illegal collection of gifts and money as a "hidden rule" of communication, without truly realizing the harm of such behavior. Some party members and cadres have a mentality of "small details", deceiving and numbing themselves with "trivial matters". The second issue is the deterioration of interpersonal relationships. In some places and fields, gift giving is regarded as a means of political and business communication, which promotes the phenomenon of illegal receipt and payment of gifts. The third is to seek improper benefits. Some enterprises and individuals use gifts and money to "dot" party members and cadres, win over emotions, and lay out "hunting" strategies, gradually forming a chain of interest transmission. Fourthly, there are blind spots in supervision. Some places and units have insufficient daily supervision, weak penetration and effectiveness. The increasingly covert behavior of illegal gift giving has also brought great difficulties to supervision work. Hazard analysis: The problem of illegal gift giving is highlighted by the risk of wind and corruption, and the interweaving of wind and corruption. Illegal gift giving is not a trivial matter and can easily develop into corrupt behavior such as power money transactions and benefit transfers. At first, he only accepted some 'small gifts' such as dried yellow croaker and shrimp skin from private enterprise owners, gradually began to accept' small gift money 'from holidays, and evolved into accepting huge amounts of money. ”The investigators from the Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervisory Commission of Longsheng Ethnic Autonomous County, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, introduced that. In December 2024, investigators from the County Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision discovered during a preliminary investigation of Chen, former deputy director of the County Forestry Bureau, that Chen had close ties with a private enterprise owner and engaged in economic behavior that clearly did not conform to normal reciprocity. The investigators have preliminarily concluded based on existing evidence that Chen has both violated the "Four Winds" of receiving and giving gifts and cash, as well as corruption issues related to power money transactions. After investigation, it was found that Chen was gradually being "hunted" in private enterprise owners' holiday gifts, banquets, tourism and other "emotional investments" over a period of 7 years. Continuing to develop, Chen took advantage of his position to provide assistance to private enterprise owners in project contracting, seedling base application subsidies, and illegally accepted huge amounts of money. Wang Xuan, Deputy Director of the Case Trial Office of the Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervision Commission of Jiande City, Zhejiang Province, believes that the illegal receipt and payment of gifts and cash may appear to be a "gift" beyond normal reciprocity, rather than a "bribe", but it is closely related to suspected bribery crimes. When the gift giver has specific requests or demands for benefits, and party members and leading cadres use their power or position to seek benefits for them, it can be considered as bribery. When the value of the received property reaches the standard for criminal prosecution, it is suspected of bribery. In September 2023, Luo Xiaoqiang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Luobu Town, Xuyong County, Sichuan Province, was under investigation and review. From 2017 to 2023, the issue of wind corruption has always been intertwined for Luo Xiaoqiang. He accepted bribes from business owners while also taking advantage of the Mid Autumn Festival, Spring Festival and other occasions to receive gifts and money from management service recipients. Liang Huaqiang, Director of the Party and Government Conduct Supervision Office of the Xuyong County Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, believes that work style issues and corruption phenomena are rooted in the same source and intertwined. Behind the illegal collection and delivery of gifts and cash, there is often a hidden link between rent-seeking power and interests, which becomes the initial link in the corruption chain, providing a breeding ground for corruption and disrupting the political ecology of each region. Strong supervision: Adhere to the principle of cracking down on corruption and cracking down on it, and cut off the interest chain of "gifts" and "benefits". The problem of illegal receipt and payment of gifts and gold has not been eradicated, which not only reflects the stubbornness and repetitiveness of the "Four Winds" problem, but also warns us that we must work tirelessly and persistently to implement the spirit of the Central Eight point Regulation. Disciplinary inspection and supervision organs at all levels adhere to systematic thinking, address both the symptoms and root causes, continuously rectify the problem of illegal gift giving, prevent rebound and resurgence, prevent hidden mutations, and cut off the interest chain of "gifts" and "benefits". Adhere to the principle of investigating and treating corruption together, both by investigating corruption and by rectifying it. During the review and investigation process of Jiang, the former Party Secretary and Director of the Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Quanzhou County, Guilin City, the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission insisted on judging the situation from the case, starting from the "small circle" of Jiang's interactions with multiple private enterprise owners, focusing on key nodes such as New Year's Day, Spring Festival, and Mid Autumn Festival, and investigating whether Jiang used his position to help private enterprise owners, management service objects, and subordinates who contracted projects give gifts and money to Jiang, as well as the source and purpose of the funds. Not only did it confirm that Jiang provided assistance to private enterprise owner Deng in undertaking projects and accepted huge bribes, but it also uncovered clues about his receipt of 22000 yuan in gifts from Deng, as well as multiple illegal gifts such as mobile phones, tobacco and alcohol. Guilin's discipline inspection and supervision authorities focus on taking advantage of holidays to receive and send gifts that may affect the fair performance of official duties or exceed normal human relations in the name of "reciprocity for reciprocity". They focus on the problem of party members and cadres conniving at relatives' use of their positions to influence the illegal receipt and delivery of gifts and gifts. They focus on the problem of using public funds to purchase, give gifts and specialties, and receive and send "electronic red envelopes" through the Internet financial platform. They make a negative list to improve the pertinence and effectiveness of supervision and inspection. Focus on strengthening supervision and inspection of hidden variations such as "express delivery and gift giving". The Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervisory Commission of Luxian County, Sichuan Province, fully utilized big data screening and other methods to thoroughly investigate the issue of hidden mutations. They posted QR codes for "reporting on codes" in key locations, played a role in public supervision, and expanded channels for collecting clues. The Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervisory Commission of Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province, in response to the phenomenon of "express gift giving", jointly conducted supervision and inspection of government agencies, enterprises and institutions with China Post, and comprehensively used logistics document screening and analysis, on-site visits and other methods to lock in the trajectory of "gift giving by air". The Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission of Zhijin County has established a linkage mechanism with departments such as cyberspace, letters and visits, public security, taxation, and market supervision, focusing on "key minority" and key positions, establishing a work style problem ledger and negative list, and carrying out targeted rectification. Establish rules and regulations to address the issue of illegal gift giving from the source. Baoshan District in Shanghai has started to formulate regulations on the management of gifts, gold, and vouchers, which are closely linked to current party discipline and regulations, and clarify the negative list. Carry out warning education to strengthen deterrence. The Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervisory Commission of Xuyong County have established a system for reporting typical cases, and have held warning education conferences and case briefing meetings to report typical cases of illegal receipt and gift giving, forming a strong deterrent. (New Society)