In March， Yu was under investigation for bribe-taking.

Yu Yuanhui （born January 1964） is a Chinese politician of ethnic Yao heritage who spent most of his career in Southwest Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Until 2015， he served as the Communist Party Secretary of Nanning， capital of Guangxi， and was a Standing Committee member of the regional party organization.

In May 2015， he was put under investigation by the Communist Party of Chinas anti-corruption agency. An alternate member of the Central Committee from 2007 until his downfall， Yu was duly expelled from the party and lost his Central Committee seat in 2015.

On October 16， 2015， Yu was expelled from the Communist Party. The investigation concluded Yu had "violated political rules and political discipline，" openly published "opinions contrary to the spirit of the policy of ruling the party strictly，" practiced nepotism when selecting his secretary， obfuscated his activities， aided in the business interests of others， accepted bribes， wasted public funds， used his publicly funded vehicle for private purposes. The announcement came on the even of the 5th Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee， at which Yus expulsion was confirmed.

Yu was a member of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference and an alternate member of the 17th and 18th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China.