Office1: | Deputy Commander of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps | ||||||
Term Start1: | April 2015 | ||||||
Term End1: | April 2017 | ||||||
1Blankname1: | Commander | ||||||
1Namedata1: | Liu Xinqi | ||||||
Yang Fulin | |||||||
Native Name: | 杨福林 | ||||||
Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||
Birth Place: | Wudu County, Gansu, China | ||||||
Party: | Chinese Communist Party (1982–2021; expelled) | ||||||
Alma Mater: | Gansu Normal University Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Serviceyears: | 1976–2017 | ||||||
Unit: | 8th Division, 6th Division, 14th Division, and 3rd Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps | ||||||
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Yang Fulin (; born October 1957) is a former Chinese military officer and politician who served as deputy commander of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps from 2015 to 2017. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in July 2021.[1]
Yang was born in Wudu County (now Wudu District of Longnan), Gansu, in October 1957. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in August 1976, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1982. He assumed various posts in the 8th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps between 1976 and 2001. From 2001 to 2013, he successively worked in the 6th Division, 14th Division, and 3rd Division. In July 2013, he became secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps,[2] and held that office until April 2015, when he was commissioned as deputy commander of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.[3]
On 29 July 2021, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" 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.[4] His superior Liu Xinqi was under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline" in May 2017 and downgraded to division director level of non leadership positions .[5] On December 1, he was expelled from the Communist Party.[6] [7] [8]
On 13 March 2022, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[9]