On October 28, 2013 (September 24, 2013 in the lunar calendar), Liao Shaohua, a former member of the Standing Committee of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and former secretary of the Zunyi Municipal Party Committee, was investigated. On October 28, 2013, Liao Shaohua, a former member of the Standing Committee of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and former secretary of the Zunyi Municipal Party Committee, was investigated for serious violations of discipline. On April 9, 2015, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison in the first instance and confiscated 1.3 million yuan of property.