Former deputy head of China's top planning agency, The National Development and Reform Commission, Liu Tienan speaks during his trial at the Intermediate People's Court in Langfang, Hebei province, in this still image taken from video shot on September 24, 2014. REUTERS/CCTV via Reuters TV
BEIJING (Reuters) - The former deputy head of China's top planning agency confessed in court on Wednesday to extensive bribery involving several companies including a Toyota Motor Corp. joint venture, the court said.
Liu Tienan, 59, was sacked as deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), a post that carries ministerial-level status, in May last year. He is one of the highest-profile officials to be prosecuted for corruption since President Xi Jinping launched an anti-graft campaign.
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