Tong Daning

Tong Daning (; September 1950 – 23 March 2006) was a high-level government official in the People's Republic of China who was executed for espionage.

Biography Early life and economic reform work Tong Daning was born in Beizhen, Liaoning, in September 1950. He was of Manchu ethnicity. He began working in January 1969 and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1975. In 1984, Tong was appointed deputy director of the Comprehensive Planning and Pilot Project Department of the . In 1993, he was promoted to the position of director of the Comprehensive Planning and Pilot Project Department. In 1998, Tong was transferred to the General Office of the National Economic System Reform Commission, where he served as its deputy director.

Social Security Fund In June 2001, Tong left the National Economic System Reform Commission to become the deputy director of the Administrative Affairs department of the National Council for Social Security Fund (SSF). He was promoted to the position of director of the Administrative Affairs department in February 2003. In October of the same year, Tong was further promoted to the positions of the director of the General Office of the SSF and deputy secretary of the party committee of the SSF.