Top Chinese official accused of plotting coup against Xi gets life term in graft case
6 years, 10 months ago

Top Chinese official accused of plotting coup against Xi gets life term in graft case

The Hindu  

A former top Chinese Communist Party official, who was accused of plotting a coup against President Xi Jinping in 2017, was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment for taking $26.7 million in bribes. During the CPC Congress in October, Liu Shiyu, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission had alleged that Sun was part of coup attempt against Mr. Xi. Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post quoted Mr. Liu as saying on October 20 that Mr. Xi foiled the coup plot by former political heavy weights who were at the receiving end of his high-profile anti-graft campaign. Since the last year’s Congress, several officials at or above deputy ministerial level and senior military officials have been investigated or punished, including former Chinese military chief of staff Fang Fenghui and Lu Wei, former deputy head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, as well as Vice-Governors of Shaanxi, Shandong and Jiangxi provinces.

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Former vice-president of ICBC sentenced to death
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Former vice-president of ICBC sentenced to death

China Daily  

By CUI JIA | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-02-19 20:11 Zhang Hongli, former vice-president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for the crime of accepting bribes by a court in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, on Wednesday. The Intermediate People's Court of Hangzhou City said in a statement that from 2011 to …

Former vice-president of ICBC sentenced to death
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Former vice-president of ICBC sentenced to death

China Daily  

Zhang Hongli, former vice-president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for the crime of accepting bribes by a court in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, on Wednesday. The Intermediate People's Court of Hangzhou City said in a statement that from 2011 to 2022, Zhang took advantage of his positions in the …

Over 23,000 prosecuted for duty-related crimes between Jan and Nov
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Over 23,000 prosecuted for duty-related crimes between Jan and Nov

China Daily  

China has continued its ceaseless battle against corruption, with over 23,000 people prosecuted for duty-related crimes between Jan and Nov 2024, up 33.9 percent year-on-year, an official from the country's top procuratorate said. During the period, the Supreme People's Procuratorate accepted cases of 45 officials, and guided local prosecutors to indicate 42 of them on duty-related charges, including 30 individuals …

Insurance manager sentenced to life for bribery
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Insurance manager sentenced to life for bribery

China Daily  

Xiao Xing, former deputy general manager of State-owned China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co Ltd, was sentenced to life imprisonment for bribery on Monday, according to a court in Central China. Previously, Xiao held several other management positions, including general manager of China Life Insurance's Shanghai branch and general manager of Taiping Asset Management Co Ltd. The court found that from …

Former senior official of Guangxi sentenced to 13 years
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Former senior official of Guangxi sentenced to 13 years

China Daily  

A former senior official in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region was sentenced to 13 years in prison for bribery on Wednesday, according to the Intermediate People's Court of Changde city in Hunan province. Zhang Xiulong, former vice-chairman of the standing committee of the People's Congress of Guangxi, was convicted of accepting bribes totaling more than 41.19 million yuan. According to …

Former deputy Party chief of Shanxi given life sentence for bribery
3 months ago

Former deputy Party chief of Shanxi given life sentence for bribery

China Daily  

Shang Liguang, former deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China Shanxi Provincial Committee, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for taking bribes, according to the Luoyang Intermediate People's Court of Henan province. The court found that from 1999 to 2023, Shang took advantage of his various positions, including the mayor of Qinhuangdao in Hebei province and deputy …

Former senior Dalian official sentenced to life in prison for bribery
3 months, 1 week ago

Former senior Dalian official sentenced to life in prison for bribery

China Daily  

Hao Hongjun, a former senior municipal political advisor in Dalian, Liaoning province, was sentenced to life imprisonment for taking bribes on Thursday by the Intermediate People's Court of Handan in Hebei province. During the trial, it is revealed that from 2006 to 2023, Hao took advantage of his various positions to assist various entities and individuals in project contracting and …

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison
3 months, 1 week ago

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison

China Daily  

Jiao Xiaoping, former deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crime of taking bribery of more than 67.43 million yuan, a court in Chongqing announced on Monday. Jiao, who is also a former standing committee member of the Communist Party of China committee of the corps, was also fined …

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison
3 months, 1 week ago

Former XPCC senior official sentenced to 14 years in prison

China Daily  

Jiao Xiaoping, former deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crime of taking bribery of more than 67.43 million yuan, a court in Chongqing announced on Monday. Jiao, who is also a former standing committee member of the Communist Party of China committee of the corps, was also fined …

China executes former Communist Party official in £324m corruption case
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

China executes former Communist Party official in £324m corruption case

The Independent  

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China executes official involved in country's largest corruption case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China executes official involved in country's largest corruption case

Hindustan Times  

China on Tuesday executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totalling to over USD 421 million. The death sentence of Li, former secretary of the ruling Communist Party working committee of the Hohhot economic and technological development zone, was initially issued in September …

China executes former official Li Jianping involved in corruption case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China executes former official Li Jianping involved in corruption case

The Hindu  

China on Tuesday executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totalling to more than $421 million. “Li was found guilty by an intermediate court earlier of embezzling a staggering three billion yuan in illegal gains — the largest sum involved in a single …

Chongqing senior official sentenced to death with a reprieve
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chongqing senior official sentenced to death with a reprieve

China Daily  

Xiong Xue, former deputy mayor of Chongqing, was sentenced to death with a reprieve in the first instance on Tuesday, for illegally accepting over 148 million yuan in bribery. The Intermediate People's Court of Zhengzhou in Henan province pronounced the verdict that Xiong was sentenced to death for the crime of bribery, with a two-year reprieve, deprivation of political rights …

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption

The Independent  

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Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A former chairman of the state-owned bank China Everbright Group was jailed 12 years for embezzlement and bribery, official broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday. Tang Shuangning, who had also held senior posts at the People’s Bank of China and the China Banking Regulatory Commission, was arrested in January, part of a wider wave of prosecutions of senior officials accused …

Ex-Bank of China chairman sentenced to death for accepting $16.8 million in bribes
4 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Bank of China chairman sentenced to death for accepting $16.8 million in bribes

India Today  

The former chairman of the Bank of China, Liu Liange, was on Tuesday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption and illegal issuance of loans. He was found to have accepted bribes worth over 121 million yuan, a court in Jinan city in China's eastern Shandong Province said in its verdict. The court found that Liu had taken …

Former Zhejiang official receives life imprisonment for bribery
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Zhejiang official receives life imprisonment for bribery

China Daily  

On Tuesday, Zhu Congjiu, a former senior political adviser in East China's Zhejiang province, was sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes by the Ganzhou Intermediate People's Court in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province. Zhu was found to have made use of his various work positions from 2002 to 2022, including as general manager of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, head of the …

Former Zhejiang official receives life imprisonment for bribery
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Zhejiang official receives life imprisonment for bribery

China Daily  

On Tuesday, Zhu Congjiu, a former senior political adviser in East China's Zhejiang province, was sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes by the Ganzhou Intermediate People's Court in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province. Zhu was found to have made use of his various work positions from 2002 to 2022, including as general manager of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, head of the …

Former vice-mayor of Chongqing pleads guilty to bribery
6 months, 1 week ago

Former vice-mayor of Chongqing pleads guilty to bribery

China Daily  

Xiong Xue, former vice-mayor of Chongqing, pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting bribes totaling 148 million yuan during a public trial held by the Intermedia People's Court of Zhengzhou, Henan province. Prosecutors accused Xiong of capitalizing on his various positions, including Party chief of Chongqing's Yongchuan district, director of Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Commerce, director of Chongqing Development and Reform …

Former Guangdong official sentenced to 10 years for bribery
8 months ago

Former Guangdong official sentenced to 10 years for bribery

China Daily  

On Wednesday, Li Chunsheng, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 4 million yuan for bribery by the Chenzhou Intermediate People's Court in Chenzhou, Hunan province. According to the verdict, Li was found to have taken advantage of his various posts to siphon bribes valued at …

Former head of one of China’s top state-owned phone companies sentenced to 16 years for corruption
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Former head of one of China’s top state-owned phone companies sentenced to 16 years for corruption

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese court sentenced the former head of one of the country’s three major state-owned phone carriers to 16 years in prison Tuesday on charges of accepting bribes and abusing his authority, part of leader Xi Jinping’s politically-tinged anti-corruption campaign. Xi’s campaign has ensnared thousands of Chinese officials and executives of state-owned companies in a long-running crackdown on …

The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is being investigated for alleged corruption
1 year ago

The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is being investigated for alleged corruption

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is under investigation for corruption, the latest in a series of graft investigations focused on the country’s financial sector. Others who have been targeted for alleged corruption include a former Chinese central bank senior official, Sun Guofeng, who was sentenced to over 16 years in prison for accepting bribes. …

What China’s mysterious sacking of top ministers means for Xi Jinping’s grip on power
1 year, 5 months ago

What China’s mysterious sacking of top ministers means for Xi Jinping’s grip on power

The Independent  

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China finance boss jailed for life as part of major corruption purge
1 year, 6 months ago

China finance boss jailed for life as part of major corruption purge

The Independent  

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China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges
1 year, 10 months ago

China sentences 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges

LA Times  

Under President Xi Jinping, China has launched multiple campaigns against what it calls foreign efforts to sabotage its rule. China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges, in a case that could exacerbate the deterioration in ties between Beijing and Washington over recent years. Relations between Washington and Beijing are at their lowest …

China's Xi awarded third term as president, extending rule
2 years ago

China's Xi awarded third term as president, extending rule

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term …

China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft
2 years, 5 months ago

China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party says it has investigated almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last decade, with formal criminal cases brought against 553. At a briefing Monday on the sidelines of the party’s national congress held every five years, the deputy secretary of the party’s Committee for Discipline and Inspection, Xiao Pei, said 207,000 party …

Xi ‘firmly in charge’ as rivals fall in China anti-graft campaign
2 years, 5 months ago

Xi ‘firmly in charge’ as rivals fall in China anti-graft campaign

Al Jazeera  

Name after name, senior politician after senior politician. “For those who have speculated there is opposition to Xi’s leadership, these sentences make it clear he is firmly in charge.” Corruption not unusual in China According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, which ranks countries based on perceived levels of public sector corruption, China scored 45 out of 100 in 2021, …

Xi Jinping appears in public first time after returning from SCO summit amid 'house arrest' rumours
2 years, 6 months ago

Xi Jinping appears in public first time after returning from SCO summit amid 'house arrest' rumours

India TV News  

Xi Jinping appears in public first time after returning from SCO summit amid 'house arrest' rumours Xi on Tuesday visited an exhibition on the great achievements of the Communist Party of China and the country over the past decade, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday visited an exhibition of the Communist Party, appearing in …

Former top cops receive suspended death sentences from China's Xi Jinping
2 years, 6 months ago

Former top cops receive suspended death sentences from China's Xi Jinping

Firstpost  

Chinese authorities have announced a spate of high-profile sentences this week, as an anti-graft campaign kicks into high gear ahead of a political meeting next month where President Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term A Chinese former top security official faces life in prison after a court on Friday hit him with a suspended death sentence …

Former Chinese deputy police minister sentenced for graft
2 years, 6 months ago

Former Chinese deputy police minister sentenced for graft

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A former deputy police minister who was accused of leading a crime gang of government officials was given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve Friday on charges of manipulating the stock market, taking bribes and other offenses, in a case that involved at least two former Cabinet officials, Chinese state TV reported. A former justice minister and …

China official gets life imprisonment for corruption amid Xi Jinping's crackdown
2 years, 6 months ago

China official gets life imprisonment for corruption amid Xi Jinping's crackdown

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese court sentenced a former top security official to life in prison, completing a crackdown on the “political clique” he led just weeks before a crucial Communist Party reshuffle. Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Former Vice Public Security Minister Sun Lijun, 53, was given a suspended death sentence with no possibility …

Death penalty commuted to life for China’s ex-security chief
2 years, 6 months ago

Death penalty commuted to life for China’s ex-security chief

Al Jazeera  

Former deputy security minister Sun Lijun received 646 million yuan in bribes between 2001 and 2020. China’s former vice minister of public security Sun Lijun has been given a suspended death sentence after being found guilty of taking tens of millions in bribes, manipulating the stock market, and possessing weapons illegally. The former deputy security minister received 646 million yuan …

Former Chinese deputy police minister sentenced to death for graft
2 years, 6 months ago

Former Chinese deputy police minister sentenced to death for graft

LA Times  

A former Chinese deputy police minister who was accused of leading a criminal gang of government officials was given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve Friday on charges of manipulating the stock market, taking bribes and other offenses, in a case that involved at least two former Cabinet officials, Chinese state TV reported. A former justice minister and a …

Two Former Top Chinese Security Officials Sentenced to Death with 2-year Reprieve for Graft, Abuse of Power
2 years, 6 months ago

Two Former Top Chinese Security Officials Sentenced to Death with 2-year Reprieve for Graft, Abuse of Power

News 18  

Two senior Chinese security officials, including a powerful former justice minister, were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption and abuse of power as the anti-graft campaign of President Xi Jinping gathered new momentum ahead of the next month’s Communist Party Congress which is expected to endorse a record third term for him. Fu Zhenghua, former Justice Minister …

Chinese farmer who praised lawyers sentenced to 18 years
3 years, 8 months ago

Chinese farmer who praised lawyers sentenced to 18 years

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A prominent Chinese pig farmer who was detained after praising lawyers during a crackdown on legal activists by President Xi Jinping’s government was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison on charges of organizing an attack on officials and other offenses. Sun was convicted of gathering people to attack state organs, obstructing public affairs, picking quarrels, sabotaging production, …

Former Chief of China's Top State Lender Lai Xiaomin Executed for Corruption Worth $276 Million & Bigamy
4 years, 2 months ago

Former Chief of China's Top State Lender Lai Xiaomin Executed for Corruption Worth $276 Million & Bigamy

News 18  

Lai Xiaomin, former chief of China's top state-owned asset management company, was executed on Friday after a court sentenced him to death for corruption involving $276 million and bigamy. The Second Municipal Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin, which sentenced him to death, earlier in its ruling said that between 2008 and 2018, Lai, former board chairman of China Huarong Asset …

Lai Xiaomin: China sentences former Huarong chairman to death for bribery
4 years, 2 months ago

Lai Xiaomin: China sentences former Huarong chairman to death for bribery

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — A Chinese court has sentenced the former chairman of a huge state-owned financial company to death after finding him guilty of bribery. Lai Xiaomin —who used to chair China Huarong Asset Management — was guilty of taking or seeking bribes totaling nearly 1.8 billion yuan, a court in the port city of Tianjin said on …

Former head of China state asset firm sentenced to death
4 years, 2 months ago

Former head of China state asset firm sentenced to death

The Independent  

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Ren Zhiqiang: Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping’s handling of coronavirus jailed for 18 years
4 years, 6 months ago

Ren Zhiqiang: Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping’s handling of coronavirus jailed for 18 years

CNN  

Beijing CNN Business — A Chinese billionaire who criticized President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been jailed for 18 years on corruption charges, a court said Tuesday. Ren Zhiqiang, a retired real-estate tycoon with close ties to senior Chinese officials, disappeared in March after he allegedly penned a scathing essay that month criticizing Xi’s response to the …

Ren Zhiqiang: China jails Xi critic for 18 years for corruption
4 years, 6 months ago

Ren Zhiqiang: China jails Xi critic for 18 years for corruption

Al Jazeera  

Ren Zhiqiang disappeared from public view in March after criticising Xi Jinping’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak. Ren Zhiqiang, once among the ruling Communist Party’s inner circle and the former chairman of Huayuan, a state-owned real estate group, was also fined 4.2 million yuan, according to a statement from the Beijing No 2 Intermediate Court on Tuesday. It also said …

Chinese tycoon, who criticised Xi Jinping, sentenced to 18 years in prison
4 years, 6 months ago

Chinese tycoon, who criticised Xi Jinping, sentenced to 18 years in prison

India Today  

A Chinese real estate tycoon and outspoken critic of President Xi Jinping was jailed for 18 years on Tuesday for corruption, bribery and embezzlement of public funds, a court statement said. Ren Zhiqiang -- once among the ruling Communist Party's inner circle -- disappeared from the public eye in March, shortly after penning an essay that lambasted Xi's response to …

Xi Jinping’s Cult & Purge: How He Used Image of an Anti-corruption Crusader to Usurp More Power
4 years, 6 months ago

Xi Jinping’s Cult & Purge: How He Used Image of an Anti-corruption Crusader to Usurp More Power

News 18  

A Republican lawmaker, Scott Perry, has presented a bill in the United States House of Representatives, Name the Enemy Act, demanding the Chinese head of state, Xi Jinping, should not be referred to as the ‘Chinese President’ anymore. Xi Jinping has become so powerful that he has abolished the two-term rule and can remain China’s president even for life unless …

China’s ex deputy intelligence chief jailed for life over graft
6 years, 3 months ago

China’s ex deputy intelligence chief jailed for life over graft

Al Jazeera  

Court sentences Ma Jian to life in prison for corruption offences, including accepting bribes and insider trading. A Chinese court has jailed for life a former high-ranking intelligence official for taking bribes, coercive business deals and insider trading. “Ma Jian’s behaviour constituted the crime of accepting bribes, forcing others to trade and insider trading,” the Dalian Intermediate People’s Court in …

China sentences Xi Jinping's former rival to life in prison
6 years, 10 months ago

China sentences Xi Jinping's former rival to life in prison

The Independent  

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Sun Zhengcai, Once A Rising Star In China, Gets Life Sentence On Bribery Charges
6 years, 10 months ago

Sun Zhengcai, Once A Rising Star In China, Gets Life Sentence On Bribery Charges

NPR  

Sun Zhengcai, Once A Rising Star In China, Gets Life Sentence On Bribery Charges Enlarge this image toggle caption VCG/VCG via Getty Images VCG/VCG via Getty Images Sun Zhengcai, a former Chinese Politburo member who seemed destined for a top leadership position, has been sentenced to life in prison — the latest senior figure to fall in President Xi Jinping's …

Former vice-mayor sentenced to death in massive bribery case
7 years ago

Former vice-mayor sentenced to death in massive bribery case

China Daily  

The former vice-mayor of a northern Chinese city has become the first corrupt official to be given the death penalty since the launch of a widespread anti-graft crackdown in 2012. "The death penalty is only applicable to those whose crimes are extremely serious," the court said in a statement. Many corruption cases involve provincial or ministerial officials receiving more than …

Corrupt Xinjiang ex-official sentenced
7 years, 4 months ago

Corrupt Xinjiang ex-official sentenced

China Daily  

A former deputy security chief of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption, including taking bribes and arranging jobs in the legal system, according to China Judgments Online on Monday. Xie Hui accepted about 42.3 million yuan in bribes, ignored his duty, held property worth about 49.8 million yuan from unclear sources …

China's Communist Party punishes over 1.34 million officials under Xi Jinping's disciplinary watchdog
7 years, 5 months ago

China's Communist Party punishes over 1.34 million officials under Xi Jinping's disciplinary watchdog

Firstpost  

Over a million grassroots-levels officials in China have been punished in the sweeping anti- corruption campaign launched by President Xi Jinping Beijing: Over a million grassroots-level Chinese officials have been punished in the sweeping anti- corruption campaign launched by President Xi Jinping, which also effectively helped to consolidate his power. Ahead of this month’s key National Congress of the ruling …

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