Ren Zhiqiang – who called Chinese president a ‘clown’ – jailed for 18 years

Former property magnate was examined after criticising Xi Jinping over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic

China has actually sentenced a prominent previous residential or commercial property executive and critic of President Xi Jinping to 18 years in jail for corruption.

Ren Zhiqiang, the previous chairman of Huayuan, a state-owned realty group, was likewise fined 4.2 m yuan, Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court stated on its site on Tuesday.

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