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China hands ex-Hubei party chief suspended death sentence for bribery

By Thomson Reuters Aug 28, 2026 | 4:48 AM

BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) – A Chinese court on Friday handed ​Jiang Chaoliang, ‌former party boss of the central province of Hubei, a suspended ‌death ​sentence over ⁠corruption and said ⁠he took in bribes totalling more than 746 million yuan ($111.01 ​million), state broadcaster CCTV said.

Jiang, ⁠who had ⁠also served as ​chairman of the ​Agricultural Bank of China, president ‌of the China Development Bank, and chairman of ⁠the Bank of Communication, was known for his removal ⁠as ‌the leading ⁠official of Hubei ​at ‌the start of ​the COVID-19 ⁠outbreak in 2020.

($1 = 6.7201 Chinese yuan renminbi)

(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Aidan ​Lewis)