China Mobile Executive Denies Taking Bribes, but Wife Pleads Guilty

(Beijing) – A former head of China Mobile's unit in Guangdong has pleaded not guilty to charges he took millions in bribes, putting him at odds with his wife, who admitted to graft.

Xu Long, the former president of China Mobile's subsidiary in the southern province of Guangdong, and his wife, Wang Jianying, went on trial over bribery charges in the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court on October 13 and 14.