On September 4, 2018, Liu Shanqiao, former vice chairman of the CPPCC Hubei Provincial Committee, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 2 million yuan for accepting bribes.Liu Shanqiao said in court that he obeyed the judgment and would not appeal.

The court found that: From the first half of 2003 to 2017, Liu Shanqiao took advantage of his position as mayor of Huanggang City People's Government of Hubei Province, secretary of the Huanggang Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, vice chairman of the Hubei Provincial Political Consultative Conference, etc.Units and individuals provide assistance in matters such as business operation, project contracting, job promotion or adjustment.

From 2009 to April 2017, Liu Shanqiao directly or through his specific related parties illegally received property from the above-mentioned units and individuals, totaling more than 17.9 million yuan.The court held that Liu Shanqiao's behavior constituted the crime of accepting bribes, the amount was particularly huge, and should be punished according to law.

In view of the fact that 2 million yuan of Liu Shanqiao's bribery crimes was attempted bribery, and after he arrived at the case, he truthfully confessed his crimes, voluntarily explained some of the facts of the bribery crimes that the case-handling agency has not yet grasped, pleaded guilty and repented, actively returned the stolen goods, and all the stolen money and stolen goods have been recovered.Statutory and discretionary circumstances of lighter punishment, according to law can be given a lighter punishment.

The public resume shows that Liu Shanqiao was born in November 1956 and has been the vice chairman of the Hubei Provincial Political Consultative Conference since 2013. Before that, he worked in five cities including Suizhou, Yicheng, Zaoyang, Xiangfan, and Huanggang.Vice Mayor of Suizhou City, Mayor of Yicheng City, Secretary of Zaoyang Municipal Party Committee, Deputy Secretary of Xiangfan Municipal Party Committee, Mayor and Secretary of Municipal Party Committee of Huanggang City.

When the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reported Liu Shanqiao's problems in September 2017, it pointed out that he provided help to others and accepted property in the selection and appointment of cadres.

Not long after Liu Shanqiao took office as the vice chairman of the CPPCC Hubei Provincial Committee, there were constant real-name reports of problems during his time in charge of Huanggang, involving selling officials and reusing cronies.According to local media reports in Hubei, during his tenure in Huanggang, Liu Shanqiao promoted the local dairy industry.

He once publicly stated that Huanggang originally had no dairy farming foundation. In order to develop the dairy industry, Huanggang proposed to attract investment and cattle, which means driving your cows, pulling your children, holding your mobile phone, and driving your car. WelcomeYou come to Huanggang.

Liu Shanqiao also publicly stated that he loves to study, and he insists on studying for an hour every night, often using weekends and holidays to surf the Internet, read books, and read magazines to study.I have 4 notebooks, reading notebook, study experience notebook, work notebook, and digital typical notebook; if I don’t study for one day, I will know it, if I don’t study for two days, my colleagues will know it, and if I don’t study for three days, everyone will know it.