Dossier
Li Peiying
Coverage of Li Peiying in the Nexus archive.
- The man who stole a golf course
Li Peiying, who managed Beijing’s international airport and a golf club, embezzled millions of dollars in airport funds to enrich the golf course, leading to his execution in 2009. Under Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, Yang Youlin, a Nanjing official, was sentenced to death for accepting $325 million in bribes, highlighting persistent corruption in China’s economic sectors.