How did a minor Chinese official pocket ‘more than US$400 million’ and flee?


Li Chuanliang, 61, is accused of having amassed his ill-gotten riches when he was deputy mayor of Jixi in Heilongjiang province in the early 2010s. - Photo: SCMP

BEIJING: A former mid-level official from northeastern China has hit the headlines after allegedly amassing a fortune in illegal gains before leaving the country.

Li Chuanliang, deputy mayor of Jixi in Heilongjiang province during the early 2010s, is accused of having pocketed as much as 3.6 billion yuan (US$423 million) in bribes and embezzled public funds.

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