Yang Kening

Yang Kening (; born January 1962) is a former Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity who spent his entire career in southwest China's Sichuan province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in November 2023. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Early life and education Yang was born in Xiaojin County, Sichuan, in January 1962.

Career After graduating from Aba Finance and Trade School in 1982, he became accountant of the People's Canteen of Jinchuan County Commercial Bureau.

In February 2021, he took the position of vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body. The Supreme People's Procuratorate signed an arrest order for him for taking bribes. On September 19, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes, firearms and ammunition possession. On December 19, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Nantong for bribery, firearms and ammunition possession, prosecutors accused Yang of taking advantage of his different positions in Sichuan between 2003 and 2023 to seek profits for various companies and individuals in contracting of engineering projects and business operation, in return, he received bribes worth more than 72 million yuan ($10 million) either by himself or through some of his close relatives.

On 24 February 2025, Yang was eventually sentenced to a 16-year jail and fined 4 million yuan for taking bribes, all property gained from the bribery would be turned over to the national treasury.