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2021-08-28 China-Japan-Koreas

One of China's top anti-corruption chiefs is charged with accepting £51 million in bribes

[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]

Dong Hong was a senior figure in China's top anti-corruption watchdog

The former aide of Vice-President Wang Qishan is accused of accepting millions

Prosecutors say he has accepted around £51 million over two decades

A Chinese lawyer familiar with corruption cases said he will likely face life imprisonment or a suspended death sentence

Lai Xiaomin, the ex-chairman of one of China's state-controlled asset management firms, was executed in January for taking over a billion yuan in bribes

Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-28 10:31|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top
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#1 The mountains are high, and the Emperor is far away. -- old Chinese saying

He used to be Dong Hong, but now he is Long Gone. I'm guessing the problem was not so much the bribes, but that he got greedy and was not sufficiently wetting the right beaks.

Posted by SteveS 2021-08-28 16:38|| 2021-08-28 16:38|| Front Page Top

#2 The great purge is starting to devour the purgers.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2021-08-28 19:20|| 2021-08-28 19:20|| Front Page Top

#3 He was examining corruption firsthand. On the job training.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-08-28 20:41|| 2021-08-28 20:41|| Front Page Top

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