Over one hundred officials of provincial-ministerial level and above have been implicated by the anti-corruption campaign in China, which began after the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012. The number of officials implicated below the provincial level are much higher. The tables on this list includes only officials for which a case has been initiated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Linked to Zhou Yongkang case Military official
Name | Investigation announced | Position(s) held [N 1] | Rank | Summary of offenses cited | Outcome | ||
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Bo Xilai 薄熙来 | June 13, 2013 |
| Sub-national | Corruption, bribery and murder | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | ||
Zhou Yongkang 周永康 | July 29, 2014 |
| National | Convicted of abuse of power, bribery, leaking state secrets; further accused of loss of state assets, unduly aiding interests of family, friends, and mistresses; adultery with illicit sexual transactions [1] | Expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | ||
Guo Boxiong 郭伯雄 | April 9, 2015 |
| General; Sub-national | Accepting massive bribes in exchange for promotions of officers [2] | Expelled from the party, stripped of General rank, sentenced to life in prison | ||
Xu Caihou 徐才厚 | March 15, 2014 |
| General; Sub-national | Accepting massive bribes personally and through family, showing undue favoritism in officer promotion process [3] | Expelled from the party and the military, stripped of General rank, was due for court-martial but died before trial | ||
Ling Jihua 令计划 | December 22, 2014 |
| Sub-national | Violating "political rules", aiding business interests of wife, adultery, convicted on charges of bribery, abuse of power, and illegally obtaining state and party secrets [4] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | ||
Su Rong 苏荣 | June 14, 2014 |
| Sub-national | Abuse of power, upstaging decisions made by consensus, selling offices for cash, leading responsibility for corrupt behavior of subordinates; [5] Convicted on charges of abuse of power, amassing wealth of unclear origin, and taking bribes worth 116 million yuan (~$17 million) [6] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | ||
Sun Zhengcai 孙政才 | July 24, 2017 |
| Sub-national | Wavered on belief system, betrayed party principles, became ostentatious and privileged, sought benefits for his relatives' businesses and accepted valuable gifts, engaged in power-for-sex transactions, became lazy and bureaucratic, abuse of power, leaked organizational secrets | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | ||
"National leaders" refer to "leaders of the party and state" (Chinese :党和国家领导人). | |||||||
Linked to Zhou Yongkang case Military official
Name | Investigation announced | Position(s) held [N 1] | Rank | Summary of offenses cited | Outcome | |
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Liu Zhijun 刘志军 | July 19, 2013 |
| Minister | Convicted on charges of abuse of power and accepting bribes [7] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to death sentence with two-year reprieve without commutation or parole | |
Li Dongsheng 李东生 | December 20, 2013 |
| Minister | Abuse of power, soliciting bribes, unduly assisting others in obtaining advertising rights, processing policing cases, and obtaining hukou documentation; convicted of taking bribes equivalent of 21.98 million yuan (~$3.11 million) [8] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison [9] | |
Jiang Jiemin 蒋洁敏 | September 1, 2013 |
| Minister | Convicted of abuse of power, taking bribes of 14.03 million yuan (~$2.21 million), and amassing wealth of unclear origin [10] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison | |
Yang Jinshan 杨金山 | October 24, 2014 |
| General | Convicted of abuse of power | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party | |
Bai Enpei 白恩培 | August 29, 2014 |
| Provincial | Convicted on charges of abuse of power and accepting bribes worth some of 246.7 million yuan (~$41.12 million) [11] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to death sentence with two-year reprieve without commutation or parole | |
Zhu Mingguo 朱明国 | November 28, 2014 |
| Provincial | Abuse of power, accepting bribes, violating one-child policy, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [12] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to death sentence with two-year reprieve | |
Zhou Benshun 周本顺 | July 24, 2015 |
| Provincial | Violating political rules and political discipline, voicing opinions contrary to the party center on "major matters", obstructing investigation, engaging in "non-organizational activities", using public funds to host receptions and meals, frequenting private clubs, failure to control family members from using his position for personal gain, privately holding and leaking state secrets, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress; convicted on charges of accepting bribes of 40.01 million yuan (~$5.72 million) [13] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison [14] | |
Yang Dongliang 杨栋梁 | August 18, 2015 |
| Provincial | Taking part in non-organizational activities, attempting to influence the work placement and promotion of his son, illegally occupying public property, changing his itinerary while on foreign trips, wasting public funds, taking part in very expensive entertainment activities, taken gifts and cash, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison | |
Sun Huaishan 孙怀山 | March 2, 2017 |
| Provincial | Violating the Eight-point Regulation, bribery, factionalism, made groundless criticisms of the Party's key policies | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 14 years in prison | |
Su Shulin 苏树林 | October 7, 2015 |
| Provincial | Violating the Eight-point Regulation, bribery, abuse of power | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison | |
Wang Bao'an 王保安 | January 26, 2016 |
| Minister | Bribery [15] Wang was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes worth 153 million yuan on May 31, 2017. [16] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life imprisonment | |
Wang Min 王珉 | March 4, 2016 |
| Provincial | Violating political rules and political discipline, leading responsibility for negligence during provincial vote-buying scandal, undermining and violating the Eight-point Regulation, using public funds to wine and dine, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress; convicted on charges of dereliction of duty, abuse of power and taking bribes worth 146 million yuan (~$20.85 million) [17] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, [18] sentenced to life in prison | |
Huang Xingguo 黄兴国 | September 10, 2016 |
| Provincial | Bribery, undermining the party unity, engaging in superstitious activities, made groundless criticisms of the Party's key policies, obstructed the investigation into his own wrongdoing, improperly assisted associates in the promotion process, let his son take advantage of his position to seek economic benefit. | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, [19] [20] sentenced to 12 years in prison | |
Li Liguo 李立国 | January 9, 2017 | Minister | Failing to impose strict party discipline at the ministry and allowing "systematic corruption" to happen under his watch | Demoted to Deputy-Bureau-Director level (futingjuji) | ||
Xiang Junbo 项俊波 | April 9, 2017 |
| Provincial | Bribery, abuse of power, engaging in superstitious activities, engaged in power-for-sex transactions, violating the Eight-point Regulation | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party | |
Wang Sanyun 王三运 | July 11, 2017 |
| Provincial | Accepted bribes, long took part in "superstitious activities", frequented private clubs, accused of allowing certain officials to pick official posts and regardless of their problems, responded passively and perfunctorily to major decisions by the CPC Central Committee, committed dereliction of duty, lost his political stance, made groundless criticisms of the Party's key policies, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison | |
Yang Huanning 杨焕宁 | July 31, 2017 |
| Minister | Violating political discipline, departing from party consciousness on "major matters of principle" [22] | Placed on two-year probation within the Party, demoted to Sub-Bureau-Director level (fujuji) | |
Li Chuncheng 李春城 | December 6, 2012 |
| Sub-provincial | Accepting bribes personally and through his family, furthering business interests of brother, engaging in "superstitious activities", wasting government resources; convicted of abuse of power and taking bribes of over 39.79 million yuan (~$6.27 million) | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years in prison. [23] | |
Chen Chuanping 陈川平 | August 23, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Taking bribes personally and through family, abuse of power to obtain benefits for friends and family; abuse of power in promotion for subordinates; caused loss of state assets. [24] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in prison | |
Mo Jiancheng 莫建成 | August 27, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, violating the Eight-point Regulation, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 14 years in prison | |
Pan Yiyang 潘逸阳 | September 17, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Sending bribes, accepting bribes, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 20 years in prison [25] | |
Wang Min 王敏 | December 18, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Accepting bribes, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison | |
Qiu He 仇和 | March 15, 2015 | Sub-provincial | Taking bribes in exchange for promotions, abuse of power to aid in business interests of relatives and associates, [26] did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 14 years and 6 months in prison | ||
Wang Yongchun 王永春 | August 26, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, solicited and received massive bribes | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 20 years in prison | |
Wan Qingliang 万庆良 | June 27, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, soliciting and accepting bribes, membership in private clubs [27] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Yang Weize 杨卫泽 | January 4, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, abuse of power, frequenting high-end hotels and clubs, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [26] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years and 6 months | |
Yu Yuanhui 余远辉 | May 22, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Violating "political rules", Publishing opinions contrary to party line, nepotism, accepting bribes, using official vehicle for private reasons, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 11 years in prison [25] | |
Lü Xiwen 吕锡文 | November 11, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Interfering with the market economy, made groundless criticisms of the Party's key policies, interfering with law enforcement, taking cash gifts, factionalism, membership in private clubs, lived a life of luxury and pleasure seeking, did not retreat from her actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years in prison [28] | |
Li Yunfeng 李云峰 | May 30, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, membership in private clubs | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison | |
Tian Xiusi 田修思 | July 9, 2016 |
| General | Bribing higher-ranking military officials | Expelled from the party, facing court-martial | |
Yang Chongyong 杨崇勇 | April 11, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Violated political discipline, concealed personal marriage changes, used fake ID and bribery | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Zhang Yang 张阳 | August 28, 2017 |
| General | Bribery, amassing wealth of unclear origin | Committed suicide, expelled from the party | |
Wu Aiying 吴爱英 | October 11, 2017 | Minister | Fraud | Demoted to Sub-Department-Director level (futingji), expelled from the party | ||
Note: Provincial-level party chiefs, governors, and Congress and Consultative Conference Chairs are of equal administrative rank as a minister of the state; similarly, vice-ministers have the same rank as sub-provincial level officials; Central Committee membership, does not, in and of itself, carry an administrative rank. | ||||||
Linked to Zhou Yongkang case Military official
Name | Investigation announced | Position(s) held [N 1] | Rank | Summary of offenses cited | Outcome | |
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Ai Baojun 艾宝俊 | November 10, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, illegally possessing public assets, facilitating illicit sexual transactions, taking gifts and cash, frequenting private clubs, playing golf, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress; [29] Convicted for taking bribes worth 43.21 million yuan (~$6.17 million) | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 17 years in prison [30] | |
Bai Xueshan 白雪山 | November 6, 2015 | Sub-provincial | Shallow sense of the duties of a party member, long took part in "superstitious activities", accepted bribes, and promoted the business interests of his relatives and associates, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [31] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison | ||
Bai Yun 白云 | August 29, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Convicted on charges of abuse of power and accepting bribes worth 17.81 million yuan (~$2.54 million) [32] [33] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison | |
Cai Xiyou 蔡希有 | February 6, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, played golf, "morally depraved", engaged in money-for-sex transactions, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison | |
Cao Jianfang 曹建方 | January 29, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Expelled from the party, demoted to sub-division level (fuchuji) [34] | ||
Chang Xiaobing 常小兵 | December 27, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Convicted on taking bribes worth 3.76 million yuan (~$540,000); interfered in inspection work, and violated state-owned enterprise corporate governance rules | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 6 years in prison | |
Chen Anzhong 陈安众 | December 6, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Convicted on charges of abuse of power and bribery, "morally depraved" [35] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison. | |
Chen Baihuai 陈柏槐 | November 19, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Convicted on charges of abuse of power, taking bribes worth 2.83 million yuan (~$470,000), and causing 610 million loss in state assets (~$84.5 million), "morally depraved" [36] [37] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 17 years in prison | |
Chen Chuanshu 陈传书 | April 24, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Serious failure of position | Placed on one-year probation within the Party, demoted to Bureau-Director level (zhengjuji) [38] | |
Chen Shulong 陈树隆 | November 8, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Violating political discipline, violating Eight-point Regulation, violating life discipline, "outlook on the world, life and values" were severely twisted, long took part in "superstitious activities", "morally bankrupt", immoderately engaging in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, having intervened in market economic activities and judicial affairs, using public funds for his own recreational activities, bribery and abuse of power, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, [39] sentenced to life in prison | |
Chen Tiexin 陈铁新 | July 24, 2014 | Sub-provincial | Taking large bribes, receiving cash and gifts, adultery [40] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years and 9 months in prison | ||
Chen Xu 陈旭 | March 1, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Violated Eight-point Regulation, played golf, long took part in "superstitious activities", breaching probity and organizational discipline, bribery, a typical instance of "did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress" | Expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Chen Xuefeng 陈雪枫 | January 16, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Violated Eight-point Regulation, membership in private clubs, falsifying age, factionalism, engaging in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions; Convicted for taking bribes worth 125 million yuan (~$18.66 million) and contributing to loss of state assets, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [41] | Removed from all posts, Expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Deng Qilin 邓崎琳 | August 29, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Interfering in inspection work, long took part in "superstitious activities", occupying hotel room for personal use, engaging in power-for-sex transactions; [42] Convicted for taking bribes worth 55.39 million yuan (~$7.91 million) | Expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison [43] | |
Dou Yupei 窦玉沛 | January 9, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Failing to impose strict party discipline at the ministry and allowing "systematic corruption" to occur under his leadership | Serious warning and ordered to retire early | |
Du Shanxue 杜善学 | June 19, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, accepting and giving bribes, accepting cash gifts, adultery [44] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Fan Jian 范坚 | January 29, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Expelled from the party, demoted to Deputy-Division-Head level (fuchuji) [34] | ||
Fu Xiaoguang 付晓光 | December 17, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Alcohol abuse [45] | Demoted to department-level (tingjuji), One-year party membership probation | |
Gai Ruyin 盖如垠 | December 8, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Dined out and travelled using public funds, frequented private clubs; violated regulations when promoting subordinates, abuse of power, bribery through wife and children; condoning activities of son; illicit sexual transactions, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [46] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 14 years in prison | |
Gong Qinggai 龚清概 | January 19, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Violates political discipline, membership in private clubs, plays golf, long took part in "superstitious activities", engaged in money-for-sex transactions, bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [47] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison | |
Gu Junshan 谷俊山 | November 14, 2012 |
| Lieutenant-General | Convicted on charges of bribery, embezzlement, moving public funds, and abuse of power. Building out-sized properties. [48] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, stripped of military rank, sentenced to death with two-year reprieve | |
Gu Chunli 谷春立 | August 1, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Membership in private clubs, accepting bribes, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison [49] | |
Guo Yongxiang 郭永祥 | June 22, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, taking large bribes, furthering son's business interests, "morally depraved"[ citation needed ] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 20 years in prison | |
Guo Youming 郭有明 | November 27, 2013 | Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, taking large bribes through his family and friends, "morally depraved" [50] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison [51] | ||
Han Xiancong 韩先聪 | July 12, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, bribery, violating Eight-point Regulation | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison | |
Han Xuejian 韩学键 | December 22, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Took bribes, abused power, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison [52] | |
Han Zhiran 韩志然 | January 29, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Placed on two-year probation within the Party, demoted to department-level (futingji) [34] | ||
He Jiacheng 何家成 | October 11, 2014 |
| Provincial | Membership of clubs, accepted bribes, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 9 years in prison | |
He Jiatie 贺家铁 | February 4, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Removed from all posts, demoted to department-level (tingji) | ||
Jiang Jiemin 蒋洁敏 | September 1, 2013 |
| Provincial | Abuse of power, solicited and received massive bribes | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison [53] | |
Ji Jianye 季建业 | October 16, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, "morally depraved", taking bribes through his family; [54] convicted of taking bribes worth 11.32 million yuan (~$1.82 million) [55] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison | |
Ji Wenlin 冀文林 | February 18, 2014 | Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, taking and soliciting large bribes, adultery [56] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison | ||
Jin Daoming 金道铭 | February 27, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, taking and soliciting large bribes, adultery [57] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Jing Chunhua 景春华 | March 3, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, bribery, adultery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [58] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 18 years in prison | |
Kong Lingzhong 孔令中 | April 19, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Violates political discipline, membership in private clubs [59] | Placed on one-year probation within the Party, demoted to department-level (zhengtingji) | |
Lai Derong 赖德荣 | July 22, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Violates political discipline, membership in private clubs, gambling | Expelled from the party, demoted to section member (keyuan) [60] | |
Le Dake 乐大克 | June 26, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, conducting illicit sexual transactions, obstructing investigation, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years in prison [61] [62] | |
Li Chengyun 李成云 | April 9, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Violates political discipline, bribery, abuse of power and corruption | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, [63] sentenced to 10 years in prison | |
Li Chongxi 李崇禧 | December 29, 2013 |
| Provincial | Abuse of power, convicted of taking bribes worth 11.09 million yuan (~$1.75 million) [64] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison [65] | |
Li Daqiu 李达球 | July 6, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power; convicted of accepting bribes of 10.95 million yuan (~$1.8 million). [66] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison | |
Li Hualin 李华林 | August 27, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Under investigation | ||
Li Jia 李嘉 | March 23, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, engaged in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, formed cliques for private gain, providing falsified information to Party organs | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years in prison. | |
Li Jianbo 李建波 | January 8, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Removed from all posts | ||
Li Wenke 李文科 | February 28, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Participated in a provincial canvassing vote-buying, bribery, liberally sold offices for cash, obtained pecuniary during making arrangements of a funeral | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison | |
Liao Yongyuan 廖永远 | March 16, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, giving bribes, adultery; Convicted on taking bribes worth 13.39 million yuan ($~1.91 million), and amassing wealth of unclear origin, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison [67] | |
Li Zhi 栗智 | March 11, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Falsifying age, abuse of power, bribery, adultery, interfering with investigation, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [68] | Expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison | |
Liang Bin 梁滨 | November 20, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, bribery, adultery [69] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 8 years in prison | |
Liao Shaohua 廖少华 | October 28, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Misuse of public funds; [70] convicted of abuse of power and taking bribes worth 13.24 million yuan (~$2.13 million) | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison | |
Ling Zhengce 令政策 | June 19, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Violating "political rules", bribery, abuse of power, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [71] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison | |
Liu Lizu 刘礼祖 | January 29, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Expelled from the party, demoted to section staff-level (keyuan) [34] | ||
Liu Shanqiao 刘善桥 | June 26, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, engaged in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, [72] sentenced to 12 years in prison | |
Liu Tienan 刘铁男 | May 12, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, "morally depraved" | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison [73] | |
Liu Xinqi 刘新齐 | May 24, 2017 |
| General | Breaching political, organizational, probity and work discipline | Expelled from the party, demoted to division level (zhengchuji) | |
Liu Zhigeng 刘志庚 | February 4, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Superstitious activities, membership in private clubs, engaged in power-for-sex transactions, bribery | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Liu Zhiyong 刘志勇 | January 29, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Placed on two-year probation within the Party, removed from party post, and demoted to department-level (tingjuji) [34] | ||
Lu Enguang 卢恩光 | December 16, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Falsified archival documents, giving bribes | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, [74] sentenced to 12 years in prison | |
Lu Wucheng 陆武成 | January 23, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison | |
Lu Ziyue 卢子跃 | March 16, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, engaged in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, long took part in "superstitious activities", membership in private clubs, lived a life of luxury and pleasure seeking, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [75] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Ma Jian 马建 | January 16, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Mao Xiaobing 毛小兵 | April 24, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, adultery; convicted on charges of accepting bribes worth 104.8 million yuan (~$14.97 million) and redirecting public funds worth 400 million yuan (~$57 million) [76] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Ni Fake 倪发科 | June 4, 2013 | Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, "morally depraved", amassing jade collection. Convicted of accepting bribes worth 13.48 million yuan (~$2.15 million). [77] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 17 years in prison | ||
Nie Chunyu 聂春玉 | August 23, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, took monetary gifts, adultery; [78] Convicted on charges of accepting bribes worth 44.58 million yuan (~$6.36 million) [79] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison | |
Qin Yuhai 秦玉海 | September 21, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, took monetary gifts, wasted public resources, abuse of power, adultery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [80] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in prison | |
Ren Runhou 任润厚 | August 29, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Embezzlement of public funds, taking and giving bribes, receiving cash gifts [81] | Removed from all posts, died during investigation, posthumously expelled from the party | |
Shen Peiping 沈培平 | March 9, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, taking large bribes, adultery [82] | Removed from all posts; expelled from the party; sentenced to 12 years in prison [83] | |
Shen Weichen 申维辰 | April 12, 2014 |
| Provincial | Abuse of power, took massive bribes, received gifts of cash, and committed adultery [84] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Si Xianmin 司献民 | November 4, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | violated Eight-point Regulation, played golf with public funds, accepted bribes, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts; expelled from the party, sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison | |
Si Xinliang 斯鑫良 | February 16, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, accepting golf rounds paid for by others, abuse of power, adultery, obstruction of investigation, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [85] | Expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years in prison | |
Song Lin 宋林 | April 17, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Violating Political rules and organizational discipline, abuse of power, bribery, expense claim violations, took on other part-time positions, using public funds to play golf, embezzlement, adultery | Removed from all posts; expelled from the party, [86] sentenced to 14 years in prison | |
Su Hongzhang 苏宏章 | April 6, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, participated in a provincial canvassing vote-buying, engaged in money-for-sex transactions | Removed from all posts; expelled from the party, [87] sentenced to 14 years in prison | |
Sui Fengfu 隋凤富 | November 27, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [80] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 11 years in prison | |
Sun Hongzhi 孙鸿志 | December 26, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Using official vehicle for personal reasons, used public funds for food, lodging, and travelling, bribery, adultery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [88] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 18 years in prison | |
Sun Qingyun 孙清云 | November 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Placed on two-year probation within the Party, demoted to Division-Head level (chuji) [34] [89] | ||
Sun Zhaoxue 孙兆学 | September 15, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, adultery [90] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison | |
Tan Li 谭力 | July 8, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, bribery, adultery, engaging in expensive hobbies [91] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Tan Qiwei 谭栖伟 | May 3, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, taking large bribes personally and through wife [92] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to twelve years in prison [93] | |
Tong Mingqian 童名谦 | December 18, 2013 | Sub-provincial | Dereliction of duty and negligence during a provincial vote-buying scandal [94] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 5 years in prison | ||
Wang Shuaiting 王帅廷 | May 16, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Accepted bribes, plundering the public funds | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison | |
Wang Bao'an 王保安 | January 26, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Membership in private clubs, made speeches that went against the CPC Central Committee on key issues, accepting bribes, long took part in "superstitious activities", "morally bankrupt", immoderately engaging in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [15] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Wang Suyi 王素毅 | June 30, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power for the illicit gain of others. Convicted of accepting bribes in cash and gifts worth some 10.73 million yuan (~$1.74 million) [95] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Wang Tianpu 王天普 | April 27, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, plundering the public funds, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years and 6 months in prison | |
Wang Yang 王阳 | March 16, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, participated in a provincial canvassing vote-buying, violated Eight-point Regulation | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years and 6 months in prison | |
Wang Yincheng 王银成 | February 23, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, engaging in superstitious activities, playing golf, changing his itinerary to play golf while on foreign trips, stacking insurance system with relatives and friends, occupying the company's activities room for personal use, pursuit of luxury, selling office space for below market value [96] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 11 years in prison [97] | |
Wang Zhongtian 王仲田 | January 8, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Removed the party post | ||
Wei Hong 魏宏 | January 15, 2016 |
| Provincial | Disloyalty to the party, breaching political and organizational discipline, interfering with law enforcement, being dishonest and obstruction of investigation [98] | Removed from all posts, demoted to sub-department-level (futingji) [99] | |
Wei Minzhou 魏民洲 | May 22, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Violated political discipline, violated Eight-point Regulation, violated organizational discipline, long took part in "superstitious activities", engaged in political opportunism and careerism, bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison | |
Wu Changshun 武长顺 | July 20, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, inappropriate expense claims, giving and accepting bribes, embezzlement, redirecting public funds for illicit use, adultery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [100] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to death sentence with two-year reprieve without commutation or parole | |
Wu Tianjun 吴天君 | November 11, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, dishonest when handling people's petitions, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 11 years in prison | |
Wu Yongwen 吴永文 | January 20, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Removed from all posts | ||
Xi Xiaoming 奚晓明 | July 12, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Accepting bribes, leaking classified trial information to unauthorized parties, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison [101] | |
Xiao Tian 肖天 | June 25, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Accepting bribes, playing golf, changing schedules for overseas business trips to stay extra days abroad, membership in private clubs, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, [102] sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison | |
Xu Aimin 许爱民 | February 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Expelled from the party, demoted to deputy division-level (fuchuji) [103] | ||
Xu Gang 徐钢 | March 20, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Violating the Eight-point Regulation, bribery, advancing business interests of wife, playing golf rounds paid for by others, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [104] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years in prison | |
Xu Jianyi 徐建一 | March 15, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Not carrying out decisions made by the [party] organization, seeking promotion for his son, purchasing real estate which "contravened the interests of the state", illegally procured bonuses, bribery, obstructing investigation, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress [105] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced on 11 years and 6 months in prison | |
Yan Shiyuan 颜世元 | June 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Placed on two-year probation within the Party, demoted to sub-department level (futingji) [34] [106] | ||
Yang Gang 杨刚 | December 27, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, taking "massive bribes", and adultery | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to twelve years in prison [107] | |
Yang Baohua 阳宝华 | May 26, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Taking bribes and adultery | Expelled from the party, sentenced to 11 years in prison | |
Yang Jiacai 杨家才 | May 23, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Accepting bribes, entering private clubs | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison | |
Yang Luyu 杨鲁豫 | April 6, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Violated Eight-point Regulation, engaged in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 14 years in prison | |
Yang Zhenchao 杨振超 | May 24, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery and abuse of power, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, [63] sentenced to life in prison | |
Yao Gang 姚刚 | November 13, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, illegally making gains from insider trading | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 18 years in prison | |
Yao Mugen 姚木根 | March 22, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Abuse of power, bribery | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to thirteen years in prison [108] | |
Yao Zhongmin 姚中民 | June 6, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Accepted bribes worth 36.19 million yuan, engaged in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, violated the "Eight-point Regulation" and unrepentant | Expelled from the party, sentenced to 14 years in prison | |
Yi Junqing 衣俊卿 | January 17, 2013 |
| Sub-provincial | "Lifestyle issues", extramarital sex | Removed from post | |
Yin Hailin 尹海林 | August 22, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Violated Eight-point Regulation, violated work discipline | Expelled from the party, demoted to sub-division level (fuchuji) | |
Yu Haiyan 虞海燕 | January 11, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, engaged in power-for-sex transactions, factionalism, used public funds for his own recreational activities | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison | |
Zhang Lifu 张力夫 | March 30, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Violating the Eight-point Regulation, accepting meal invitations that used public funds, violating organizational discipline and work discipline | Expelled from the party, demoted to deputy section-head level (fukeji) [109] | |
Zhang Lijun 张力军 | July 30, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 4 years in prison | |
Zhang Tianxin 张田欣 | July 16, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Wasting public resources, abuse of power for personal gain [110] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, demoted to deputy division-level (fuchuji) | |
Zhang Wenxiong 张文雄 | November 8, 2016 | Sub-provincial | Bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison | ||
Zhang Yue 张越 | April 16, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Violated Eight-point Regulation, long took part in "superstitious activities", played golf, lived a life of luxury and pleasure seeking, engaged in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison | |
Zhang Yun 张云 | January 29, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Placed on two-year probation within the Party, removed post, and demoted [34] | ||
Zhao Shaolin 赵少麟 | October 11, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Forming a clique within the party, aiding business interests of son, giving bribes, foreign exchange fraud [111] | Expelled from the party, sentenced to 4 years in prison | |
Zhao Liping 赵黎平 | March 21, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Murder, aid in the promotion and business activities of associates, and "illegally possessed bullets and guns", "severely violated socialist morality by engaging in adultery", and took bribes | Expelled from the party, sentenced to death and executed | |
Zhao Zhiyong 赵智勇 | June 3, 2014 | Sub-provincial | Abuse of power for personal gain [112] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, demoted to administrative rank of keyuan | ||
Zhang Huawei 张化为 | April 17, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Bribery, violated Eight-point Regulation, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison | |
Zheng Yuzhuo 郑玉焯 | August 26, 2016 |
| Sub-provincial | Participated in a provincial canvassing vote-buying, solicited 30 iPhone 4S (worth 0.156 million yuan) for unjust canvassing [113] | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison | |
Zhou Chunyu 周春雨 | April 26, 2017 |
| Sub-provincial | Violated political discipline, organization discipline and life discipline; bribery, concealing offshore deposits, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 20 years in prison | |
Zhou Laizhen 周来振 | November 24, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Taking bribes worth 25.33 million yuan, playing golf, changing his itinerary while on foreign trips, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison | |
Zhu Fushou 朱福寿 | November 2, 2015 |
| Sub-provincial | Expelled from the party, demoted [34] | ||
Zhu Zuoli 祝作利 | February 19, 2014 |
| Sub-provincial | Taking bribes | Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to eleven years in prison [114] | |
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