Peng Yuxing

Peng Yuxing (; born November 1962) is a Chinese chemist and former politician. He served as President of the Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry and Vice President of the Chengdu branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. After entering politics, he served as Party Secretary of the cities Neijiang and Mianyang, and became Vice Governor of Sichuan province in 2017. In April 2019, he came under investigation by China's anti-graft agencies and was stripped of his government posts. He was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party in October 2019.

Early life and education Peng was born in Qianwei County, Sichuan, in November 1962. He entered Sichuan University in September 1978 and graduated four years later with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. He earned his master's degree in polymer chemistry from the same university in 1985.

In July 1985, he was assigned to the Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, as an assistant research fellow. In 1990, he went to France to study at Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, and earned his PhD in polymer materials two years later. He subsequently spent more than a year conducting postdoctoral research at Exxon in France. and was described as a "czar" of China's military-industrial complex. According to The Nikkei, citing overseas Chinese media, Peng was suspected of leaking information on military technology to foreign intelligence agencies.

On 10 October, the CCDI announced its investigation results. It found that Peng had accepted bribes, misspent public funds on excessive travel and dining expenses, and traded power for sex and money unscrupulously. He was expelled from the Communist Party and demoted by several official ranks. According to the announcement, he was given reduced punishment because he confessed to his wrongdoings and returned his illegal gains. He was downgraded to 4th-class investigator . His qualification for delegates to the 11th CPC Sichuan Provincial Congress and the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party were terminated.