Wang Yong (; born March 1971) is a former Chinese politician. As of January 2024 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as vice chairman of Tibet Autonomous Regional People's Government. He was a delegate to the

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Early life and education

Wang was born in

Luzhou Luzhou (; Sichuanese Pinyin: Nu2zou1; Luzhou dialect: ), formerly transliterated as Lu-chou or Luchow, is a prefecture-level city located in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China. The city, named Jiangyang until the Southern and Northern Dyna ...

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

, in March 1971. In 1987, he entered

Sichuan University Sichuan University (SCU) is a National university, national National Key Universities, key public university, public research university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The university is wholly funded by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic ...

, where he majored in

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Career

Starting in 1991, he served in several posts in the CAAC Southwest Regional Administration, including a clerk at the meteorological station, a clerk at the Planning Division, deputy director of the Planning Division, director of the Planning Division, director of the Planning and Statistics Division, and director of the Policy and Regulatory Division. He joined the

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(CCP) in October 1994. He was director and party secretary of CAAC Guizhou Safety Supervision Bureau in December 2011, and held that office until December 2015. In December 2015, he became deputy general manager of Guizhou Airport Group Co., Ltd. and vice chairman of Guizhou Airport Construction Investment Co., Ltd., rising to general manager and chairman the next year. In April 2019, he became director of the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of

Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...

, a post he kept until April 2021. In April 2021, he was transferred to

Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a Provinces of China, province-level Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China in Southwest China. I ...

and was promoted to vice chairman of Tibet Autonomous Regional People's Government.

Downfall

On 29 January 2024, he has been placed under investigation 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.

References

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