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Ex-ICBC discipline chief on graft charges
Liu Lixian, a former member of the Communist Party of China committee at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the former head of its discipline inspection commission, has been charged with accepting bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Tuesday. Prosecutors accused Liu of taking advantage of his various positions at the Supreme People's Procuratorate, China Huarong Asset Management and ICBC to seek profits for others and accepting a very large amount of money and valuables in return.
Graduates to support western development
Chinese authorities have pledged further guidance and support for college students participating in a voluntary service program in China's less-developed western region. During a national video conference discussing the "Go West" program for 2024 to 2025, the Central Committee of the China Communist Youth League emphasized the importance of enhancing the high-quality development of western China. In a statement issued on Tuesday, it said volunteers are called upon to contribute to key areas such as technological innovation, rural revitalization, green development, social services, and border defense.
Primary school rapist executed in Hainan
Luo Chongchuang, a man who raped and molested multiple girls for years, was executed on Tuesday after China's top court approved his death penalty. The execution was carried out by the Hainan First Intermediate People's Court, where he was convicted of rape and child molestation and given the death sentence. At Luo's trial, the court heard that while working as a primary school teacher in Hainan from 2019 to 2021 he raped four girls several times and molested 25 others. Luo was sentenced to death by the court in April last year. He appealed to the Hainan High People's Court, but the original sentence was upheld.
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