In May 2011, Kaifeng Mayor Zhou Yizhong was placed under shuanggui, and was later sentenced to life imprisonment in early 2014 on charges of accepting bribes.
In May 2011, the Xia Junfeng case entered the Supreme People's Court's death penalty review; afterward, academics and netizens launched a "stay the execution" solidarity campaign, though the exact launch date and the scale of hundreds of thousands of participants could not be verified.
Gao Xiaosong was involved in a traffic accident in Beijing's Dongzhimen Outer Street while driving under the influence, resulting in a four-car collision and multiple injuries. Tests showed his blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. Gao later pleaded guilty in court and was sentenced to six months of criminal detention and a fine of 4,000 yuan, becoming the first celebrity to be sentenced after China criminalized drunk driving.
On May 9, 2011, the Liaoning Provincial High People's Court concluded the second-instance trial, upholding the first-instance judgment of the Shenyang Intermediate People's Court and sentencing Xia Junfeng to death; his defense lawyer argued that Xia Junfeng had acted in self-defense, which was not accepted.
The Sun reported that Li Qianxin, daughter of Guizhou Provincial Party Secretary Li Zhanshu, attended the Guizhou investment promotion conference held in Hong Kong.