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China sentences former local official to death in $324m corruption case

Low Severity Asia China
Date Occurred Jul 07, 2026 06:01 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Jul 07, 2026
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Yang Youlin, an ex-official in the eastern city Nanjing, accepted bribes in exchange for business favours, court says.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/7/7/china-sentences-former-local-official-to-death-in-324m-corruption-case?traffic_source=rss
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Capital Beijing
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GDP / Capita $5000.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #13971
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Jul 07, 2026
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