China Says Ex-Hangzhou Party Boss Raked In $28 Million in Bribes
- Zhou Jiangyong took money over two decades, prosecutors say
- Xi has made cracking down on graft a key feature of his rule
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Chinese prosecutors say the former Communist Party leader of Hangzhou, the eastern city that’s home to Ant Group Co. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., took nearly $28 million in bribes over a two-decade career.
Zhou Jiangyong, 55, pleaded guilty in the case that prosecutors say involved some 193 million yuan netted while serving in various posts from 2001 to 2021, state broadcaster China Central Television reported.