{
  "id": 13608376,
  "title": "China sentences Wuhan ex-mayor to 14 years in prison for bribery conviction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/china-sentences-wuhan-ex-mayor-to-14-years-in-prison-for-bribery-13608376",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T01:07:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press - China",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-china",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/11/china-sentences-wuhan-ex-mayor-to-14-years-in-prison-for-bribery-conviction/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Wuhan mayor Zhou Xianwang has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes in business deals, according to a Chinese court. The court found Zhou guilty of leveraging his official positions for personal gain from 2003 to May 2025. He accepted bribes totaling over 60.5 million yuan ($9 million) in the form of money and property. In addition to his prison sentence, the court fined him an additional five million yuan. Zhou previously served in high-level roles, such as vice chairman of a provincial committee under China's top political advisory body from 2021 to 2023. Chinese President Xi Jinping has been cracking down on official corruption within the ruling Communist Party since coming to power over a decade ago, though critics argue the campaign serves as a tool for Xi to remove political opponents.",
  "summary": "A Chinese court sentenced the former mayor of the central city of Wuhan to 14 years’ imprisonment on Saturday after he was found guilty of accepting bribes in business deals. Zhou Xianwang, whose tenure as mayor of Hubei’s provincial capital coincided with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the city, was placed under investigation […]",
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        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "China sentences Wuhan ex-mayor to 14 years in prison for bribery conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/china-sentences-wuhan-ex-mayor-to-14-years-in-prison-for-bribery",
        "published": "2026-10-11T01:07:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}