Yang Zixing

Yang Zixing (; born October 1959) is a retired Chinese politician who spent his entire career in northeast China's Gansu province. As of June 2024 he was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. He has been retired for 6 years. Previously he served as vice governor of Gansu.

Early life and education Yang was born in Gulang County, Gansu, in October 1959. Upon the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, he became a sent-down youth in Wuwei. He was party secretary, the top political position in the city, in February 2008, concurrently serving as chairperson of the People's Congress.

On 12 June 2024, Yang was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. On December 12, he was expelled from the CCP. On December 27, the Supreme People's Procuratorate signed an arrest order for him for taking bribes.

On 6 May 2025, Yang was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On October 31, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined 5 million yuan ($700,000) for accepting bribes and abusing his influence for personal gain, and received a 4-million-yuan fine for bribery, all property gained from the bribery would be turned over to the national treasury.