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 of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
National leaders
Name Investigation announcedPosition(s) heldThese are positions held at the time the investigation was initiated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; relevant former posts are indicated as such. Rank Summary of offenses cited Outcome Bo Xilai薄熙来 June 13, 2013 Former Party Secretary of Chongqing Former Minister of Commerce Former member of the Politburo 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 Former Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Former Minister of Public Security of China Former member of the Politburo Standing Committee 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 Expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prisonGuo Boxiong郭伯雄 April 9, 2015 Former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Former member of the Politburo General; Sub-national Accepting massive bribes in exchange for promotions of officers Expelled from the party, stripped of General rank, sentenced to life in prisonXu Caihou徐才厚 March 15, 2014 Former Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Former member of the Politburo General; Sub-national Accepting massive bribes personally and through family, showing undue favoritism in officer promotion process 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 Head of the United Front Work Department Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Member of the Politburo Former Director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party 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 Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison Su Rong苏荣 June 14, 2014 Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Former Party Secretary of Jiangxi Former Party Secretary of Gansu Former Party Secretary of Qinghai Sub-national Abuse of power, upstaging decisions made by consensus, selling offices for cash, leading responsibility for corrupt behavior of subordinates; Convicted on charges of abuse of power, amassing wealth of unclear origin, and taking bribes worth 116 million yuan (~$17 million) Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison Sun Zhengcai孙政才 July 24, 2017 Party Secretary of Chongqing Member of the Politburo 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" ().
Former and sitting Central Committee members
Name Investigation announcedPosition(s) held Rank Summary of offenses cited Outcome Liu Zhijun刘志军 July 19, 2013 Former Minister of Railways of the People's Republic of China Former Member of the Central Committee Minister Convicted on charges of abuse of power and accepting bribes 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 Vice Minister of Public Security Member of the Central Committee Former chief of the 610 Office 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) Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prisonJiang Jiemin蒋洁敏 September 1, 2013 Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission Member of the Central Committee Former Chairman of the China National Petroleum Corporation Minister Convicted of abuse of power, taking bribes of 14.03 million yuan (~$2.21 million), and amassing wealth of unclear origin Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison Yang Jinshan杨金山 October 24, 2014 Deputy Commanding Officer of the Chengdu Military Region Member of the Central Committee Former Commander of the Tibet Military District General Convicted of abuse of power Removed from all posts, expelled from the party Bai Enpei白恩培 August 29, 2014 Former Party Secretary of Yunnan Former Member of the Central Committee Provincial Convicted on charges of abuse of power and accepting bribes worth some of 246.7 million yuan (~$41.12 million) 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 Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial People's Political Consultative Conference Former Deputy Party Secretary of Guangdong Alternate Member of the Central Committee Provincial Abuse of power, accepting bribes, violating one-child policy, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to death sentence with two-year reprieve Zhou Benshun周本顺 July 24, 2015 Party Secretary of Hebei Member of the Central Committee 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) Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison Yang Dongliang杨栋梁 August 18, 2015 Director of the State Administration of Work Safety ProvincialTaking 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 Director of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 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 Governor of Fujian Member of the Central Committee 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 Director of the National Bureau of Statistics Minister Bribery Wang was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes worth 153 million yuan on May 31, 2017. Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life imprisonment Wang Min王珉 March 4, 2016 Deputy Chair of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee Former Party Secretary of Liaoning and Jilin Provinces Member of the Central Committee 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) Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison Huang Xingguo黄兴国 September 10, 2016 Acting Party Secretary of Tianjin Mayor of Tianjin 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, sentenced to 12 years in prison Li Liguo李立国 January 9, 2017 Minister of Civil Affairs 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 Chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission 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 Party Secretary of Gansu Vice chair of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee 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 CCP 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 Director of State Administration of Work Safety MinisterViolating political discipline, departing from party consciousness on "major matters of principle" Placed on two-year probation within the Party, demoted to Sub-Bureau-Director level (fujuji) Li Chuncheng李春城 December 6, 2012 Deputy Party Secretary of Sichuan Alternate Member of the Central Committee 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. Chen Chuanping陈川平 August 23, 2014 Party Secretary of Taiyuan Alternate Member of the Central Committee Shanxi Provincial Standing Committee 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. 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