The anti-corruption efforts in Gansu Province， which has gradually intensified， reached a high point in the first half of this year. It was officially announced on July 11 that former Gansu Province Party Secretary Wang Sanyun is currently under investigation after being suspected of serious violations of discipline. In addition， Lu Wucheng， former Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of Gansu Provincial People抯 Congress， and Yu Haiyan， member of the Standing Committee of CPC Gansu Provincial Committee， were also investigated.

Caijing learned that in addition to the investigation of a number of Gansu officials， the deaths of at least four local officials， who died under unusual circumstances，， may have something to do with major illegal urban construction projects now under investigation.