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Sun Zhengcai (Chinese: 孙政才; born September 25, 1963) is a former Chinese politician and senior regional official. From 2012 to 2017, Sun served as the Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing, an interior municipality, and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.
May 8, 2018 · One of China’s most high-profile politicians, Sun Zhengcai, once seen as a likely candidate to be China’s next leader, was sentenced to life in prison for taking nearly $27 million in bribes.
- Zheping Huang
Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member, is the latest senior figure to fall in President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign. He was found guilty of taking bribes of more...
Jul 25, 2017 · Chongqing leader Sun Zhengcai has been swiftly removed from his position and placed under party disciplinary investigation. The future for his only cohort mate in the Politburo, Hu Chunhua, is...
May 8, 2018 · Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member and party chief of the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing, was found guilty of taking over 170 million yuan (US$26.7 million) in bribes, the official...
Oct 6, 2017 · The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which opens on October 18, could have been another crucial step on Sun Zhengcai’s path to holding a top leadership role in China’s ruling party. But under the ironclad rule of Xi Jinping, such hopes have apparently been dashed.
May 8, 2018 · Sun Zhengcai, a former top Chinese Communist Party official once considered a potential successor to President Xi Jinping, has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of taking...
