Wang Min, a former provincial-level official of Northeast China's Liaoning province and a senior legislator, pleaded guilty and expressed remorse at a court in Henan province on Friday. He was charged with corruption, taking bribes and neglect of duty.

Prosecutors alleged that during his time as Party chief and governor of Jilin province, Party chief of Liaoning province and director of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial People's Congress from 2004 to 2016, Wang used his position and power to assist others in matters including promotions and business in exchange for money and property worth more than 146 million yuan ($21.6 million).

In November 2009, Wang took advantage of his position as the Party chief of Jilin and embezzled public funds of 1 million yuan to pay for personal bills, according to the indictment.