1 ex-official sentenced, 1 pleads guilty in corruption cases
7 years, 10 months ago

1 ex-official sentenced, 1 pleads guilty in corruption cases

China Daily  

Wang Baoan, former head of the National Bureau of Statistics, pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting 154 million yuan in the Zhangjiakou Intermediate People's Court, Hebei province. In a separate case on the same day, in Lanzhou, Gansu province, Mao Xiaobing, a former high-ranking official from Qinghai province, was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes and embezzling public funds. The Lanzhou Intermediate People's Court found that Mao, a former member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Qinghai Provincial Committee, had accepted more than 104 million yuan in bribes and embezzled 400 million yuan in public funds. In the Hebei case, prosecutors said Wang, the former NBS head, abused power to gain benefits for others on project approvals, business contracts and job promotions, then accepted bribes, which were either paid in cash or property, of 154 million yuan, either to himself or through family members, between 1994 and 2016.

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Former bank chairman jailed 15 years, fined for bribery
1 week, 1 day ago

Former bank chairman jailed 15 years, fined for bribery

China Daily  

Li Xiaopeng, former chairman of China Everbright Group, a State-owned financial conglomerate, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for bribery by a court in Daqing, Heilongjiang province, on Tuesday. According to investigation, from 1994 to 2021, Li was found to have taken advantage of his positions, including deputy head of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, general manager …

Former Sichuan official gets 16 years for bribery and firearms possession
1 month ago

Former Sichuan official gets 16 years for bribery and firearms possession

China Daily  

By CANG WEI in Nanjing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-02-24 20:11 Yang Kening, a former senior political advisor in Sichuan province, was sentenced to 16 years in prison and fined 4 million yuan on Monday for charges including bribery and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The intermediate people's court of Nantong in Jiangsu province handed down a 15-year prison …

Former vice-president of ICBC sentenced to death
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Ex-Jiangsu legislator sentenced for corruption
1 month, 1 week ago

Ex-Jiangsu legislator sentenced for corruption

China Daily  

By Cao Yin | China Daily | Updated: 2025-02-18 09:01 A former senior legislator in eastern China's Jiangsu province was given a suspended death sentence for taking bribes, abusing his power and illegally trading landuse rights, a court in the central province of Hubei announced Monday. The Xiangyang Intermediate People's Court sentenced Liu Handong to death with a two-year reprieve …

Over 23,000 prosecuted for duty-related crimes between Jan and Nov
1 month, 2 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 …

3 Chinese citizens sentenced to 7 years in prison for illegal mining in Congo
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2 months, 1 week ago

3 Chinese citizens sentenced to 7 years in prison for illegal mining in Congo

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Three Chinese citizens were sentenced Tuesday to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in Congo, according to court filings. Many Chinese companies mine gold and other minerals in South Kivu, one of the eastern provinces of the DRC that have been plagued by violence from armed groups …

Former COFCO executive sentenced to 12 years for bribery and abuse of power
2 months, 1 week ago

Former COFCO executive sentenced to 12 years for bribery and abuse of power

China Daily  

Zhou Zheng, a former deputy general manager of COFCO Group, one of China's leading agricultural and food companies, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for bribery, embezzlement, and abuse of power, a court in northern China announced. Zhou, who held various roles at COFCO from 1998 to 2023 — including chairman of COFCO Land Holdings Limited and Grandjoy …

Insurance manager sentenced to life for bribery
2 months, 1 week 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 COFCO executive sentenced to 12 years for bribery and abuse of power
2 months, 1 week ago

Former COFCO executive sentenced to 12 years for bribery and abuse of power

China Daily  

Zhou Zheng, a former deputy general manager of COFCO Group, one of China's leading agricultural and food companies, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for bribery, embezzlement, and abuse of power, a court in northern China announced. Zhou, who held various roles at COFCO from 1998 to 2023 — including chairman of COFCO Land Holdings Limited and Grandjoy …

Former Xinjiang official pleads guilty to accepting $112m in bribes
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Xinjiang official pleads guilty to accepting $112m in bribes

China Daily  

Li Pengxin, a former senior official of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, pleaded guilty to charges of accepting bribes totaling over 822 million yuan on Thursday. Li, who formerly served as deputy secretary of Xinjiang’s regional committee of the Communist Party of China, faced his bribery case trial at the Intermediate People’s Court in Baoji, Shaanxi province. He was charged with …

Former senior official of Guangxi sentenced to 13 years
2 months, 2 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 …

Self-exiled Chinese businessman’s chief of staff gets 10 years in prison in $1B fraud
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Self-exiled Chinese businessman’s chief of staff gets 10 years in prison in $1B fraud

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The chief of staff for a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for her role in the $1 billion fraud case. Judge Analisa Torres said Wang was an “integral part of the conspiracy” carried out by Guo Wengui, who was convicted at a July trial and awaits …

Former deputy Party chief of Shanxi given life sentence for bribery
2 months, 3 weeks 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 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 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 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 Liuzhou official sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery
3 months, 1 week ago

Former Liuzhou official sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery

China Daily  

Wu Wei, the former secretary of the Liuzhou municipal committee, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery and abuse of power, according to the first-instance judgment of the intermediate people's court of Beihai city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Thursday. Between 2016 and 2021, Wu violated regulations stipulating that urban rail transit projects must receive …

Former Liuzhou official sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery
3 months, 1 week ago

Former Liuzhou official sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery

China Daily  

Wu Wei, the former secretary of the Liuzhou municipal committee, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery and abuse of power, according to the first-instance judgment of the intermediate people's court of Beihai city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Thursday. Between 2016 and 2021, Wu violated regulations stipulating that urban rail transit projects must receive …

China executes former Communist Party official in £324m corruption case
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3 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China has executed a regional …

China executes official involved in country's largest corruption case
3 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery
3 months, 1 week ago

China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery

The Hindu  

The former coach of the Chinese men's national soccer team has received a 20-year prison sentence for bribery, Chinese State media reported Friday, December 13, 2024. Liu Tie, who once played in the English Premier League as a midfielder for Everton, was found guilty of “leveraging his positions” as head coach of the national football and national selection team to …

China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery
3 months, 1 week ago

China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The former coach of the …

Chen Xin, Zhaohe Ge and Te Putu Hawkings jailed for kidnapping and torturing Chinese man during multi-million-dollar extortion bid
3 months, 1 week ago

Chen Xin, Zhaohe Ge and Te Putu Hawkings jailed for kidnapping and torturing Chinese man during multi-million-dollar extortion bid

ABC  

Three men who kidnapped, tortured and tried to extort millions of dollars from a Chinese businessman have been jailed, with a WA judge describing their crime as "hardly the work of criminal masterminds". Throughout the ordeal, the man was made to repeatedly contact a family member to demand that up to $3 million be transferred into an account linked to …

Former senior Xizang legislator given 13-year sentence for bribery
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former senior Xizang legislator given 13-year sentence for bribery

China Daily  

The Intermediate People's Court of Chengdu in Southwest China's Sichuan province sentenced Ji Guogang, a former senior legislator of the Xizang autonomous region, to a 13-year prison term on Wednesday after convicting him of multiple bribery charges. Ji, who served as the former deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Xizang Autonomous Regional People's Congress, was fined 3 million …

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former chairman of the …

Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
3 months, 2 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 …

China's top court reiterates 'zero tolerance' of corruption
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China's top court reiterates 'zero tolerance' of corruption

China Daily  

China's top court has directed courts nationwide to continue the fight against corruption with "zero tolerance" and focus more on solving cases involving livelihood, including education, healthcare and housing, as such disputes are more closely related to the people. Wudang District People's Court in Guiyang identified Zhong's behavior as the crimes of bribery and money laundering, sentencing Zhong to 11 …

'Bored' Chinese man creates fake arrest warrant for himself with ₹3.51 lakh reward
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Bored' Chinese man creates fake arrest warrant for himself with ₹3.51 lakh reward

Hindustan Times  

A man from China has been arrested after posting a fake arrest warrant for himself online, in what he later claimed was a stunt born out of boredom. A man in China was arrested for posting a fake arrest warrant online out of boredom. The bizarre post that went viral According to the South China Morning Post, Wang pretended to …

Former Guangxi transportation chief sentenced to life in prison for bribery
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Guangxi transportation chief sentenced to life in prison for bribery

China Daily  

Chen Hongqi, the former chief of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region's transportation department, was sentenced to life in prison for bribery on Friday by the intermediate people's court of Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The court found Chen guilty of leveraging his positions as head of the region's safety production, quality supervision and transportation departments between 2009 and 2022 to …

Former bank chief gets suspended death sentence
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former bank chief gets suspended death sentence

China Daily  

Former Bank of China chairman Liu Liange received a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for accepting over 121 million yuan in bribes, a court in Jinan, Shandong province, announced on Tuesday. He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 150,000 yuan for illegally issuing 3.32 billion yuan in loans, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court said. The …

Former bank chief gets suspended death sentence
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former bank chief gets suspended death sentence

China Daily  

Former Bank of China chairman Liu Liange received a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for accepting over 121 million yuan in bribes, a court in Jinan, Shandong province, announced on Tuesday. He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 150,000 yuan for illegally issuing 3.32 billion yuan in loans, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court said. The …

Ex-Bank of China chairman sentenced to death for accepting $16.8 million in bribes
4 months 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 bank chairman gets death sentence
4 months ago

Former bank chairman gets death sentence

China Daily  

Former Bank of China chairman Liu Liange received a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for accepting over 121 million yuan in bribes, a court in Jinan, Shandong province, announced on Tuesday. He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 150,000 yuan for illegally issuing 3.32 billion yuan in loans, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court said. The …

Former bank chairman gets death sentence
4 months ago

Former bank chairman gets death sentence

China Daily  

Former Bank of China chairman Liu Liange received a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for accepting over 121 million yuan in bribes, a court in Jinan, Shandong province, announced on Tuesday. He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined 150,000 yuan for illegally issuing 3.32 billion yuan in loans, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court said. The …

Chinese man sentenced to 20 months for Falun Gong harassment in U.S.
4 months ago

Chinese man sentenced to 20 months for Falun Gong harassment in U.S.

Raw Story  

A 71-year-old Chinese man was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Tuesday for taking part in a plot targeting the Falun Gong spiritual movement in the United States. John Chen, of Los Angeles, was convicted of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government and bribing a tax authority agent. Chen and another Chinese national, Lin Feng, 44, …

Former Zhejiang official receives life imprisonment for bribery
4 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 Guangdong legislator sentenced
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Guangdong legislator sentenced

China Daily  

Chen Jixing, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Tuesday for illegally accepting money and property worth over 278 million yuan. Chen, 70, was also deprived of political rights for life and had all his personal property confiscated during a trial at the Guilin Intermediate People’s …

Former Guangdong legislator sentenced
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Guangdong legislator sentenced

China Daily  

Chen Jixing, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Tuesday for illegally accepting money and property worth over 278 million yuan. Chen, 70, was also deprived of political rights for life and had all his personal property confiscated during a trial at the Guilin Intermediate People’s …

Ex-Liuzhou official sentenced to 16 years for bribery
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Liuzhou official sentenced to 16 years for bribery

China Daily  

Former Liuzhou municipal committee secretary Zheng Junkang was sentenced to 16 years and six months in prison and fined 2 million yuan for bribery and abuse of power in the first-instance judgment of the Intermediate People's Court of Beihai City in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Thursday. Through the trial proceedings, it was uncovered that from 2009 to 2021, …

Ex-Liuzhou official sentenced to 16 years for bribery
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Liuzhou official sentenced to 16 years for bribery

China Daily  

Former Liuzhou municipal committee secretary Zheng Junkang was sentenced to 16 years and six months in prison and fined 2 million yuan for bribery and abuse of power in the first-instance judgment of the Intermediate People's Court of Beihai City in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Thursday. Through the trial proceedings, it was uncovered that from 2009 to 2021, …

Former Heilongjiang official receives 13-year sentence for bribery
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Heilongjiang official receives 13-year sentence for bribery

China Daily  

Qu Min, the former vice-chairman of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and fined 3 million yuan for the crime of bribery, according to a report by China Central Television on Wednesday. During a public trial at the Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court in Zhejiang province on Wednesday, the …

Former official pleads guilty to accepting bribes, insider trading
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Former official pleads guilty to accepting bribes, insider trading

China Daily  

By JIANG CHENGLONG | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-01 20:04 Luo Yulin, a former senior official at the State Council's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and insider trading while standing at trial in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Friday. According to an indictment provided by the Qingdao prosecutors, Luo, from 1997 to 2023, took advantage of …

Former vice-mayor of Chongqing pleads guilty to bribery
6 months 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 senior Zhejiang provincial political adviser pleads guilty to bribes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Former senior Zhejiang provincial political adviser pleads guilty to bribes

China Daily  

Zhu Congjiu, a former senior political adviser in East China's Zhejiang province, pleaded guilty to bribery in court in Jiangxi province on Friday. From 2002 to 2022, Zhu was found to have made use of his various work positions, including general manager of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission's department, and deputy governor of Zhejiang, …

Former Guangdong official sentenced to 10 years for bribery
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Chinese #MeToo activist jailed for five years for subversion
9 months, 1 week ago

Chinese #MeToo activist jailed for five years for subversion

Al Jazeera  

Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin was detained in 2021 with labour activist Wang Jianbing who was jailed three years and six months. Prominent #MeToo activist and journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin has been jailed for five years by a court in southern China after being found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power”. “Tomorrow marks exactly one thousand days since Sophia Huang …

Former head of one of China’s top state-owned phone companies sentenced to 16 years for corruption
10 months, 2 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 …

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