Former Chinese shipyard general manager charged with corruption,

The former general manager of a shipyard that built China’s first domestic aircraft carrier has been officially charged with corruption.

Aircraft Carrier Liaoning CV-16
By Baycrest [CC BY-SA 2.5], from Wikimedia Commons


Sun Bo is standing trial at Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People’s Court for abusing “his power in the course of executing the company’s business activities.”

South China Morning Post quoted an anonymous source as saying that “Sun was approached by foreign agents several years before he was promoted.” If convicted of treason, Sun will face the death penalty.

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