He then entered the Communist Youth League system as a provincial functionary, eventually working his way up to leading positions.

He added that Yunnan welcomes Taiwanese farmers, township wardens, teachers, students, media and religious and business representatives.

As part of the overall efforts to get to the bottom of corruption cases in the province, Qin Guangrong was asked to step down as party chief in October 2014.

Subsequently, Qin was named Vice Chair of the internal legal affairs committee of the National People's Congress.

[10][11] His predecessor, Bai Enpei, was put under investigation in August 2014 and given a suspended death sentence in October 2016.

[14] On September 10, 2020, Qin stood trial at the Chengdu Municipal People's Court on charges of taking bribes.

[15] The public prosecutors accused him of taking advantage of his former positions in Yunnan to seek profits for various companies and individuals in project contracting, equity transfer and job promotions between 2003 and 2014.

[15] On January 19, 2021, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for bribery and was also fined 1.5 million yuan (~$231,000) by the Chengdu Municipal Intermediate People's Court.