Former deputy director of Food and Drug Administration pleads guilty to bribery

Wu, born in 1958 in Jiangxi province, was expelled from the Communist Party of China in February over serious violation of Party discipline and laws, the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission said in an earlier release.

He was put under investigation in August, which found him meddling with drug regulations, showing up in private clubs, banquets and other trips that might have affected fair execution of his work, as well as trading money and power, the release said.

According to CCDI, Wu, holding a Master's degree, held concurrent post of the secretary-general of Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission from 2007 to 2011.

Separately, Zhao Zhengyong, former Party chief of Shaanxi province, was disqualified as a deputy to the 13th People's Congress of Shaanxi province in accordance with the law on Thursday.

The 68-year-old kicked off his career in 1968. He was appointed the secretary of Anhui provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission in 2000. One year later, Zhao started to work on the same position in Shaanxi province, and he became the Party chief of the province in 2012.

On Jan 15, Zhao was placed under probe by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission for suspected serious violations of Party disciplinary rules and laws.