China Calligraphers Association 20 16.

On April 20 16, China Calligraphers Association (hereinafter referred to as "Calligraphy Association") expelled six members, suspended the membership of 12, and once again brought the issue of officials holding leading positions of Calligraphy Association into public view. It is understood that among the cleared members of 18, 16 are officials at all levels, heads of state-owned enterprises or other people with official background. Among them, Chen Shaoji, former chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Political Consultative Conference, and Wang Youjie, former member of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, were sentenced for illegal crimes and were expelled from the membership of the China Calligraphers Association. Another 12 people were placed on file for investigation on suspicion of illegal crimes, and their membership in the Calligraphy Association was suspended.