Liu Yandong, State Councilor and vice-chairman of the CPPCC

Liu Yandong is one of the state leaders who openly called for a revamp of China's scandal-ridden professional soccer industry..

A high-profile ad-hoc committee was established in March by 12 ministry-level state organs - including police and the justice and taxation departments - to clean up Chinese soccer.

So far, at least seven former club executives have been arrested or detained for match fixing and illegal gambling.