On December 18, 2013 (November 16, 2013 in the lunar calendar), Tong Mingqian, former vice chairman of the Hunan Province CPPCC, was investigated. On December 18, 2013, Tong Mingqian, former vice chairman of the Hunan Province CPPCC, was investigated on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law. On August 17, 2014, Tong Mingqian was sentenced to five years in prison in the first-instance case of dereliction of duty.