Yang Dacai

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.

Yang Dacai (Chinese: 杨达才; pinyin: Yáng Dácái) is a Chinese former politician. He was the head of the Shaanxi province work safety administration[1] when a viral photo of him at the scene of the Shaanxi bus–tanker crash showed him wearing a luxury timepiece caused a public outcry against corruption in China. [2] Chinese netizens found images of Yang on Xina Weibo wearing at least 10 different watches.[3] The Xi’an Intermediate People’s Court issued a prison sentence of 14 years for taking bribes and possessing assets of unclear origin.[4] Since Yang was smiling in the original photo and in images of during his sentencing, he became known as the "smiling official" (Chinese: 微笑局长) as well as ‘Brother Watch’ (Chinese: 表哥).[5]

References

  1. ↑ Jonathan Kaiman, theguardian.com China's 'Brother Wristwatch' Yang Dacai jailed for 14 years for corruption China's 'Brother Wristwatch' Yang Dacai jailed for 14 years for corruption 5 September 2013
  2. ↑ BBC News China 'smiling official' Yang Dacai jailed for 14 years 5 September 2013
  3. ↑ BBC The luxury watches that have caused international outcry 5 August 2015
  4. ↑ NEIL GOUGH New York Times Chinese Official, a Symbol of Greed and Corruption, Is Sentenced SEPT. 5, 2013
  5. ↑ Wall Street Journal ‘Brother Watch’ Oddly Beatific in Face of 14-Year Prison Term Sep 5, 2013


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