On April 4, the gavel came down for the sentencing of Chen Liangyu. This former member of the Politburo and one-time Shanghai party secretary will spend 18 years in prison after being found guilty of ...

The New York Times reports on Chen Liangyu, saying “His downfall, after China’s top leaders decided to challenge his lock on power in his prosperous and politically powerful coastal city, is the ...

China's President Hu Jintao moved swiftly on Monday to remove the most powerful man in Shanghai from office in what is Hu's most decisive step to consolidate power since becoming Chinese Communist ...

Little information is available. Not even the amount of money embezzled is known. Also accused of corruption is another official connected to the Shanghai group. It is an endemic and growing problem.

Former Shanghai Party Chief Chen Liangyu was sentenced to 18 years in jail for taking bribes and abusing power at the first hearing by the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People's Court on Friday. The ...

Former Shanghai Party chief Chen Liangyu was sentenced to 18 years in prison for taking bribes and abuse of power by a Tianjin court on Friday. Related readings: Chen Liangyu expelled from CPC Chen ...

Chen Liangyu was dismissed on Sept. 24 as party secretary of Shanghai. His sudden removal on corruption charges signifies Chinese Communist Party Secretary General Hu Jintao's final consolidation of ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Shanghai's disgraced Communist Party boss Chen Liangyu to 18 years in prison on corruption charges, his lawyer and media said, the most senior ...