Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone
Coverage of Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone 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.
- Former Chinese official sentenced to death in US$323 million bribery case
A former municipal official in China was sentenced to death for accepting over 2.2 billion yuan (US$323.8 million) in bribes, convicted of bribery, embezzlement, misappropriating public funds, abuse of power, and money laundering. The case marks one of the harshest punishments for economic crimes in recent years.