A Chinese court has sentenced Sun Zhengcai, the former Communist Party boss of the southwestern city of Chongqing, to life in prison for corruption, state media said on Tuesday. Sun is the latest former senior official taken down in President Xi Jinping's war on graft. Sun, 54, was abruptly removed in July from his post as party chief of Chongqing, one of China's most important cities. The campaign has led to the jailing or punishment of thousands of officials and also brought down dozens of senior party and military officials. The anti-corruption effort has not just been focused on issues like bribery and using public money to fund lavish lifestyles.

Source: dna May 08, 2018 03:22 UTC