Wang Fuyu (; born August 1952) is a retired Chinese politician of

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ethnicity. At the height of his political career, he was chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the

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, the province's top political advisory body. Prior to that, he was party chief of

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and

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province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in February 2021. He was the third leader of provincial-ministerial level to be targeted in 2021, after

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, former vice chairman of the

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Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and

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, for executive vice governor of

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. He was a delegate to the

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and

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. He was a member of the 12th National Committee of the

Early life and education

Wang was born in

Tanghe County Tanghe County is administered by the prefecture-level city of Nanyang, in the southwest of Henan province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hubei province to the south. Its ancient name was Tangzhou (). The county consists of 3 subdistrict ...

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, in August 1952. In October 1973, he was admitted to Changsha Metallurgical Industry School. He joined the

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(CCP) in June 1974. After graduating in January 1976, he was dispatched to North China Metallurgical and Mining Construction Company, a large state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry.

Career in Hebei

In June 1979, he entered the Organization Department of CCP Hebei Provincial Committee. Three years later, he became a secretary of the General Office of CCP Hebei Provincial Committee. He was deputy party chief, magistrate, and then party chief of Huolu County (now Luquan District) before serving as vice mayor of

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, capital and largest city of

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province, in April 1989.

Career in Hainan

In July 1991, he was appointed vice mayor of

, capital and most populous city of

province. In May 1994, he became mayor and party chief of

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(now Qiongshan District), a nearby county-level city of Haikou. In February 1998, he became party chief of

, and was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Hainan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. In April 2002, he was promoted to deputy party chief of Hainan, and one month later concurrently holding the party chief of Haikou position.

Career in Guizhou

In December 2004, he was transferred to

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province and appointed deputy party chief, a position he held for more than seven years. He served as vice chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the

in January 2012, and one year later promoted to the chairman and party branch secretary position. He retired in January 2018.

Downfall

On February 21, 2021, the state media reported that he was being investigated for "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the

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(CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the

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, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. On August 15, he was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office. On October 13, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On November 30, he stood trial at the First Intermediate People's Court of

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on charges of taking bribes. Prosecutors accused Wang of taking advantage of his different positions between 1995 and 2021 to seek profits for various companies and individuals in enterprise operation, planning approval and job adjustment. In return, he accepted 434 million yuan (about 68.13 million U.S. dollars) worth of money and valuables personally or through his family members. On January 17, 2022, he was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes worth 450 million yuan ($70.7 million) by Tianjin No. 1 Intermediate People's Court.

References

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