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China Executes 2 Politicians For Taking Bribe | WATCH VIDEO

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Jul 28, 2020

Two former vice-mayors were executed yesterday for corruption, as Beijing shows it is being tough on graft - which Communisty Party General Secretary Hu Jintao has called one of the four dangers facing the party.

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The two former officials, from the scenic and booming eastern cities of Hangzhou and Suzhou took more than 250 million yuan (HK$321.4 million) between them in bribes from real estate developers in exchange for helping them acquire land and related preferential policies, the Supreme People's Court said.

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The criminals were both government leaders in charge of urban construction work, and their major crimes were related to land use and construction.'

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