Liu Fangren, former Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial CPC Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the provincial People's Congress.

Liu, found guilty of taking bribes totaling 6.77 million yuan during his incumbency, was sentenced to life imprisonment. All of the bribes Liu accepted were confiscated along with his personal property.

Gao Yan, former President of the China State Power Corporation

He was expelled from the Party on bribery charges.

Wang Huaizhong, former Vice-Governor of Anhui Province

He was sentenced to death for accepting bribes totaling 5.17 million yuan and holding large amounts of assets worth 4.8 million yuan that he could not account for. His personal property was confiscated.

Han Guizhi, former Chairwoman of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

She was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on charges of taking bribes totaling 7.02 million yuan. All her personal property was confiscated.

Wang Zhaoyao, former Deputy Secretary of the provincial CPC Committee of Anhui Province

He was accused of taking bribes amounting to 7.04 million and failing to account for property worth 6.5 million yuan. He was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve and all his property was seized.

Wang Youjie, former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress

He was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on charges of receiving bribes worth 6.34 million yuan and possessing 8.9 million yuan worth of property he was unable to account for.

Jin Fusheng, member of the provincial committee of the CPC of Fujian Province

He was sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of taking bribes totaling 7.67 million yuan.

Du Shicheng, former Deputy Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the CPC

He was dismissed from his post and expelled from the Party after being found guilty of taking bribes of several million yuan and leading a dissolute life. His bribery case is being investigated and he is still awaiting trial.

Liu Zhihua, former Vice Mayor of Beijing

Before being expelled from his post, he was found guilty of taking bribes of several million yuan, having extra-marital affairs and using his powers to seek illegitimate interests for project contractors who bribed him. He was dismissed from the Party and is waiting for the results of a judicial investigation.

Qiu Xiaohua, former Director of the National Bureau of Statistics

He was suspected of taking bribes from company owners, leading a dissolute life and having extra-marital affairs. He was dismissed from his post and the Party. His case is still under investigation by judicial departments.

Zheng Xiaoyu, former head of the State Food and Drug Administration

He was sentenced to death for exploiting his grip on drug approval powers to squeeze bribes from medicine companies totaling 6.49 million yuan. All his personal property was confiscated. He was executed in July.

Chen Liangyu, former Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CPC

He was sacked for his involvement in a social security fund scandal involving a huge amount of money. According to a preliminary investigation, Chen was also involved in other discipline violations, such as "helping further the economic interests of illegal business-people, protecting staff who severely violated laws and discipline and furthering the interests of family members by taking advantage of his official posts." He has been removed from the Party and is under investigation by judicial departments.

(Source: Procuratorial Daily, September 1, 2007)