Several high-ranking officials and executives in China have been charged with corruption, marking a significant crackdown on bribery and embezzlement within the country's state-owned enterprises and government departments. Among those charged are a former China National Petroleum Corp executive, the former head of Shanghai’s municipal state-owned asset watchdog Bai Tinghui, nearly seven months after being placed under investigation, former China Everbright Group chairman Tang Shuangning, and Zhang Fusheng, ex-deputy head of the fire and rescue department under the Ministry of Emergency Management, accused of accepting some $5.5 million in bribes over 25 years. Sun Shutao, former deputy head of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, stood trial for taking bribes worth over 129 million yuan ($18.18 million), of which 73.38 million yuan had yet to be received.
Sun Shutao, former deputy head of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, stood trial on Friday on charges of taking bribes worth over 129 million yuan ($18.18 million), of which 73.38 million yuan had yet to be received when… https://t.co/CbcnwoIB6N
Tang Shuangning, a former China Everbright Group chairman and calligraphy aficionado who fell under a corruption probe last year, has been charged with taking bribes and appropriating public assets. https://t.co/GKFCBSVMZE
Zhang Fusheng, ex-deputy head of the fire and rescue department under the Ministry of Emergency Management, has been charged with accepting some $5.5 million in bribes over 25 years. https://t.co/dHXo8y2mKl
The court said her actions, which included bribes of millions of dollars to officials, had eroded the public’s trust in the leadership of the ruling Communist party, state media reported https://t.co/LPF6biw5hz https://t.co/ExXDEAbAR4
Former China Everbright Group chairman charged with taking bribes, state media reports https://t.co/ChPM9dY5gE https://t.co/TKYgDNL7FT
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A public prosecution has been initiated against former chairman of China Everbright Group Tang Shuangning for suspected embezzlement and bribery, according to an official statement on Friday. https://t.co/sClBn2cHy7
Bai Tinghui, former head of Shanghai’s municipal state-owned asset watchdog, has been charged with “taking huge amounts” in bribes, nearly seven months after he was placed under investigation for corruption https://t.co/saSvp1dVVh
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