Yang Xiaowei
Yang Xiaowei is a former Chinese executive and politician. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in April 2025. Previously he served as vice chairperson of Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and before that, deputy director of the National Radio and Television Administration and deputy head of the Cyberspace Administration of China. He was a vice president of the All-China Journalists Association.
Yang was a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Early life
Yang was born in September 1963, in Chongqing.Career
Yang entered the workforce in July 1981, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 1984. He graduated from the Management Cadre College of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in 1990. He worked at Chongqing Telecommunications Bureau for a long time, ultimately being appointed deputy director in July 1995 and director in February 2001.In May 2008, Yang became deputy general manager of China Telecommunications Corporation, rising to general manager in April 2016.
In June 2017, Yang became deputy head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, he remained in that position until August 2021, when he was appointed deputy director of the National Radio and Television Administration. He took up the post of vice chairperson of Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference which he held only from March 2023 to April 2025, although he remained deputy director of the National Radio and Television Administration until December 2023.