Yang Dacai () is a Chinese former politician. He was the head of the

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province work safety administration when a

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photo of him at the scene of the

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showed him wearing a

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timepiece caused a public outcry against corruption in China. Chinese netizens found images of Yang on Xina Weibo wearing at least 10 different watches. The

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Intermediate People's Court issued a prison sentence of 14 years for taking bribes and possessing assets of unclear origin. Since Yang was smiling in the original photo and in images taken during his sentencing, he became known as the "smiling official" ( zh, 微笑局长, links=no) as well as 'Brother Watch' ( zh, 表哥, links=no).''

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‘Brother Watch’ Oddly Beatific in Face of 14-Year Prison Term
Sep 5, 2013

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Living people Chinese politicians convicted of corruption 2012 in China 2015 in China History of Shaanxi Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party Year of birth missing (living people) {{China-politician-stub

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