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May 31, 2024 10:02 AM
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CX Daily: The Extreme Graft Cases Dealt a Death Sentence Without Reprieve

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Bai Tianhui sits in court at his trial. Photo: Tianjin Second Intermediate People’s Court
Bai Tianhui sits in court at his trial. Photo: Tianjin Second Intermediate People’s Court

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Caixin Explains: The extreme graft cases dealt a death sentence without reprieve

On Tuesday, a former general manager of China Huarong International Holdings Ltd. was found guilty of accepting 1.1 billion yuan ($152 million) in bribes and sentenced to death.

Bai Tianhui is one of a handful of corrupt Chinese officials and executives who have been given death sentences without reprieve since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that put Xi Jinping at the party’s helm in 2012.

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