Sanya reported that a district chief was obsessed with playing golf, while the district party secretary was addicted to online games.

On November 2, the Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Sanya City announced that Feng Qiang, the former head of Yazhou District, is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law. It was found that Feng Qiang spent a lot of time playing golf during work hours and accepted huge bribes. Lin Hai, the party secretary of Yazhou District who worked with Feng Qiang at that time, was also investigated on the same day. Lin Hai was addicted to online games and accepted illegal bribes.