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Wuhan's former COVID mayor jailed 14 years for corruption

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Zhou Xianwang, the former mayor of Wuhan who faced criticism for his initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. He was convicted of accepting bribes totaling over 60.5 million yuan (US$9 million) between 2003 and 2025. Zhou used his various positions, including party secretary of Huangshi and vice-governor of Hubei province, to provide assistance to individuals and companies in exchange for these illicit gains. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Phoebe Zhang ·

    Wuhan’s Covid mayor Zhou Xianwang jailed for 14 years for corruption

    Zhou Xianwang, the former mayor of Wuhan widely criticised for the initial handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption. Zhou used various positions he held between 2003 and 2025 – including party secretary of Huangshi, mayor of Wuhan…

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