On January 4, 2015 (November 14, 2014 in the lunar calendar), Yang Weize, former member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and former secretary of the Nanjing Municipal Party Committee, was investigated. On January 4, 2015, Yang Weize, former member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and former secretary of the Nanjing Municipal Party Committee, was investigated by the organization on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law. On January 8, 2015, he was dismissed on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law.