of a Lanzhou daily newspaper was arrested by Wuwei police on dubious charges related to fraud and prostitution, stirring protests online. Reporters attempted to ask Wang, the first-in-charge of Gansu, what he thought of this incident, during the 2016 National People's Congress. Instead of giving an answer, it was said that Wang was mum about the incident in front of reporters, causing some dead air which angered the press. In January 2017, former Lanzhou party chief Yu Haiyan was placed under investigation for corruption, sending shockwaves on the Gansu political scene. Around this time, several prominent Gansu officials had committed suicide by jumping into the river. In March, Wang relinquished his post as Communist Party Secretary of Gansu, and was made vice chair of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee. On July 5, Wang was detained by the authorities. On July 11, 2017, he was placed under investigation for violating party discipline by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He was expelled from the Communist Party on September 22, 2017. In 2018 it was reported prosecutors alleged Wang had accepted bribes from Ye Jianming of CEFC China Energy in 2011. On April 11, 2019, Wang was sentenced 12 years in prison, and fined 4 million yuan for bribery in Zhengzhou. References 1952 births Living people Governors of Gansu Governors of Anhui Regional leaders in the People's Republic of China Chinese Communist Party politicians from Guizhou People's Republic of China politicians from Guizhou Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party