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    PEOPLE & POINTS

    May 21, 2020 3 minutes

    SHAANXI’S EXPARTY CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO BRIBERY CHARGE

    Zhao Zhengyong, former Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), pleaded guilty to accepting bribes of more than 700 million yuan ($99 million) at his trial on May 11. Prosecutors clarified that 291 million yuan ($41.03 million) had not been actually paid.

    From 2003 to 2018, Zhao made use of his various posts to favor individuals and departments in project contracting, job promotions and business operations.

    Zhao, also a former national legislator, was placed under investigation in January 2019 on suspicion of serious violations of laws and CPC disciplinary rules. He was removed from

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