China’s former railway head sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption

China’s former railway minister Sheng Guangzu has been given a 15-year prison sentence for corruption, a court in Shanxi province announced on Tuesday. Sheng, 74, was found guilty of taking bribes totalling 63.8 million yuan (US$8.9 million) from 2004 to 2022, according to the Baoji Intermediate People’s Court. Sheng was the latest of China’s powerful … Read more