{{China has sentenced a former provincial deputy governor to life in prison for accepting almost $2 million in bribes, the most senior official to be punished since the country’s new leadership made tackling corruption its top priority.}}<\/p>\n
Huang Sheng, former deputy governor of the eastern province of Shandong, accepted more than 12 million yuan ($1.95 million) from organizations and individuals between 1998 and 2011, the official Xinhua news agency reported.<\/p>\n
In addition to the jail sentence, Huang’s assets were confiscated. Xinhua said.<\/p>\n
President Xi Jinping, who took over in March in a once-a-decade leadership transition, has called for a crackdown on corruption, warning that the problem is so severe it could threaten the party’s survival.<\/p>\n
So far, a few high-ranking officials have been caught in the crackdown, including Sichuan province deputy Communist Party boss Li Chuncheng and, reportedly, Politburo member Li Jianguo, both for “serious” disciplinary issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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