He was convicted on criminal charges related to taking over 100 million yuan in bribes, and sentenced to life in prison.
[2] Wan was born in a village in Wuhua County, Guangdong to a family of farmers, the second of two children; his sister was eight years his senior and used her savings to support his education.
[3] He signed an agreement with ASEAN, which CCTV.com said was designed to "explore and facilitate cooperation activities in various areas including agriculture, information and communication technology, trade and investment, tourism promotion, energy and environment, education and public health.
[6] In November 2010, Wan was elected as vice president of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG).
Wan was widely ridiculed for this incident, as it was later revealed that a similar sized home in that very neighbourhood cost at least 4,000 yuan a month to rent.
[7] In 2013, a large number of Wan's associates and subordinates were detained for investigation, including vice-mayor Cao Jianliao.
[11] The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said that Wan sought benefits for others through abuse of power, solicited and accepted large bribes, violated the "Eight-point Regulation", and often frequented private clubs.