 As the Shanxi political scene reverberated from a strong "earthquake" caused by the anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping, Xie was taken in for investigation on March 6, 2014.On April 30, 2014, Yang herself fell under the anti-corruption dragnet, when it was announced that she would undergo investigation by the Party's internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations".She was the third consecutive mayor of Gaoping to be investigated for corruption in a decade.