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Former Top Inner Mongolia Official Sentenced to 17 Years in Sweeping Graft Probe

Published: Apr. 27, 2026 9:33 p.m. GMT+8

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A former senior political advisor in China’s resource-rich Inner Mongolia region was sentenced to 17 years in prison for bribery, capping a decades-long corruption spree that continued well into his retirement.

The Xianning Intermediate People’s Court in Hubei province delivered the verdict on Monday against Wang Zhonghe, former deputy party chief and vice chairman of the Inner Mongolia committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

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Wang Zhonghe, ex-deputy party chief of Inner Mongolia, sentenced to 17 years for taking 66.74M yuan ($9.78M) bribes (1999-2025), offering 2M yuan; fined 6.1M yuan.
Corruption continued post-2021 retirement; pleaded guilty in 2026 trial for leniency.
16th centrally managed cadre sentenced in 2026 amid Inner Mongolia anti-graft drive.

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