Xu Jianyi, chairman of FAW Group Corp, gestures as he attends an event in Shanghai April 20, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court has jailed the former chief of one of the country's largest state-owned automakers for 11-1/2 years for graft, China Central Television (CCTV) said on Thursday, the latest official swept up in a campaign to eradicate corruption.
Xu Jianyi, the former chairman and party secretary of China FAW Group Corp [SASACJ.UL], had accepted 12.2 million yuan ($1.8 million) in bribes, the broadcaster said, citing a court in Beijing.
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