▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁P anz hi h ua , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁Secretary . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁again ▁to ▁Ya ' an , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Ya ' an ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁Secretary , ▁the ▁top ▁political ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁state ▁media ▁announced ▁that ▁X u ▁would ▁under go ▁investigation ▁for ▁" ser ious ▁viol ations ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁discipline ." ▁Then ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁and ▁exp elled ▁from ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁and ▁conf isc ated ▁his ▁assets ▁( 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁y uan ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Y ib in ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁office - hold ers ▁in ▁S ich uan ▁Category : Q ing hai ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁William , ▁Will , ▁Bill ▁or