Charges against Businesswoman Linked to Liu Zhijun Filed in Beijing

(Beijing) – Prosecutors in the capital filed charges on September 7 against a businesswoman linked to disgraced former railways minister Liu Zhijun.

Ding Shumiao, a 58-year-old native of the northern province of Shanxi, was charged in No. 2 Intermediate People's Court with illegal business operations and paying bribes.

Ding, who also went by the name Ding Yuxin, made her fortune in the coal transportation business. She later became the board chairwoman of Beijing Boyou Investment Management Corp. In 2005, the company received several contracts to supply sound barriers for the rapid expansion of the network of high-speed railways spearheaded by Liu.