Former Chinese Broadcasting Regulator Official Gets 12 Years for Bribery
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The Xiangyang Intermediate People’s Court in central China’s Hubei province publicly announced its verdict in the bribery case of Yang Xiaowei, a former vice chairman of a top political advisory body’s education, science, health and sports committee, on Oct. 20, 2026. Photo: CCTV News
A Chinese court sentenced former National Radio and Television Administration deputy chief Yang Xiaowei to 12 years in prison for taking more than 33.19 million yuan ($4.97 million) in bribes over two decades, adding another senior official to the growing ranks convicted in Beijing’s anticorruption drive.
The Intermediate People’s Court in Xiangyang, in central Hubei province, also fined Yang 3 million yuan and ordered the confiscation of all illicit gains and related proceeds, the court said Tuesday.
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