Former China Unicom Executive Gets 12 Years for Taking $3.8 Million in Bribes
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Cao Xingxin
A former deputy general manager of state-owned telecom giant China United Network Communications Group Co. Ltd. (China Unicom) has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribery, more than a year after he was placed under a graft investigation.
Cao Xingxin was found guilty of accepting over 26.75 million yuan ($3.8 million) in bribes, a court in Binzhou, East China’s Shandong province, announced Monday. He was also fined 2 million yuan, and all his illicit gains will be confiscated.
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- Cao Xingxin, former deputy general manager of China Unicom, was sentenced to 12 years for accepting over 26.75 million yuan in bribes.
- His offenses occurred from 2005-2024, mainly before joining China Unicom, and involved abusing senior positions for favors.
- Cao was expelled from the Communist Party, and several other officials from China Unicom and the Organization Department have also been investigated for corruption.
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Who’s Who
- China United Network Communications Group Co.Ltd.
- China Unicom, or China United Network Communications Group Co.Ltd., is a state-owned telecom giant. Its former deputy general manager, Cao Xingxin, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribery, accepting over 26.75 million yuan ($3.8 million). He was fired by China Unicom in September 2024 after being placed under a graft probe.
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What Happened When
- Between 2005 and 2024：
- Cao Xingxin engaged in bribery and related misconduct during his senior positions at the Organization Department of the Communist Party’s Central Committee and China Unicom.
- June 2024：
- Cao Xingxin's contract as senior vice president at China Unicom was renewed.
- Since mid-2024：
- A string of former officials who served at the Organization Department have been probed for corruption.
- Sept. 28, 2024：
- Cao Xingxin was placed under a graft investigation.
- Sept. 29, 2024：
- Cao Xingxin was fired by China Unicom.
- February 2025：
- Cao Xingxin was expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office.
- March 2025：
- Cao Xingxin was formally arrested.
- In 2025：
- Several mid- and high-level managers at China Unicom and its subsidiaries were investigated.
- October 29, 2025：
- Cao Xingxin was sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribery by a court in Binzhou, Shandong province.
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