Beijing, May 23 (Xinhua) — Chinese authorities announced on the 23rd that Yang Kening, former member of the Party Leadership Group and former vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office for serious violations of discipline and law.

　　Public records show that Yang Kening, male, of Tibetan ethnicity, was born in January 1962 in Xiaojin, Sichuan. He worked in Sichuan Province for a long time, having served as deputy director of the Office of the Jinchuan County Party Committee, secretary of the Rangtang County Party Committee, and deputy secretary of the Aba Prefecture Party Committee and prefect of Aba Prefecture. In February 2021, Yang Kening was appointed vice chairman and member of the Party Leadership Group of the Sichuan Provincial CPPCC. In January 2023, when the Sichuan Provincial CPPCC underwent a leadership transition, he ceased to hold the above positions. On November 16 of the same year, authorities announced that he was under investigation on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law.

　　Investigation found that Yang Kening lost his ideals and convictions, betrayed his original aspiration and mission, implemented major decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee only partially, was lazy and negligent in his duties, actively "lay flat," engaged in opportunistic scheming, associated with political swindlers, resisted organizational review, and took part in superstitious activities; violated the spirit of the Central Committee's eight-point regulation by improperly holding a wedding banquet for his son and accepting banquets and tourism activities that could affect the impartial performance of his official duties; violated organizational principles by improperly helping others with job adjustments and promotions; failed to uphold the bottom line of integrity by improperly accepting gifts and cash gifts, improperly holding shares in non-listed companies, using his authority to seek benefits for his son's business ventures, and engaging in power-for-sex transactions; failed to maintain proper family conduct and had corrupt morals; and treated public power as a tool for seeking personal gain, engaging in extensive power-for-money transactions, using his position to seek benefits for others in areas such as project contracting and business operations, and illegally accepting huge amounts of money and property.

　　According to the announcement, Yang Kening seriously violated the Party's political discipline, organizational discipline, integrity discipline and life discipline, constituting serious violations of duty-related law and suspected crimes including bribery. Moreover, he did not restrain himself or stop after the 18th National Congress of the CPC, and the nature of his conduct is serious with vile influence, warranting serious handling. In accordance with relevant provisions including the Regulations on Disciplinary Action of the Communist Party of China, and after study by the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and approval by the CPC Central Committee, it was decided to expel Yang Kening from the Party; the National Commission of Supervision shall dismiss him from public office; his qualification as a delegate to the 12th Sichuan Provincial Party Congress shall be terminated; his illicit gains from violations of discipline and law shall be confiscated; and the issues suspected of crimes shall be transferred to the procuratorial organs for review and prosecution in accordance with law, with the property involved transferred as well.