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Former Nanjing Museum Director Jailed for Corruption

Xu Huping, the former director of the Nanjing Museum, has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 200,000 yuan for abusing his position and accepting bribes. The scandal involved money and property received in exchange for facilitating projects and business collaborations. State media reported the sentencing on Wednesday, highlighting a rare high-profile art scandal in China. AI

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Former Nanjing Museum Director Jailed for Corruption

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Victoria Bela ·

    Former director of leading Chinese museum jailed 3 years after art-selling scandal

    A former director of a state-owned museum at the centre of a rare high-profile art scandal was sentenced to three years in prison, Chinese state media said on Wednesday. Xu Huping was found to have abused his position at the Nanjing Museum in eastern Jiangsu province and taken br…