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DamnianWayne@lemmy.world to World News@quokk.au · 10 days ago

China official who received $325m worth of bribes sentenced to death

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China official who received $325m worth of bribes sentenced to death

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DamnianWayne@lemmy.world to World News@quokk.au · 10 days ago
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The 69-year-old helped companies secure valuable contracts in exchange for money, a court heard.
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    Trump dodged a bullet by being American

  • ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com
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    So 324999999 is the limit

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      325 mil? Is that yen to dollars when it happened or today?

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        First sentence of the article:

        A court in eastern China has sentenced a former city official to death for taking more than 2.2bn yuan ($325m; £243m) in bribes over 30 years.

        “When it happened” spans many incidences over many years, so I imagine giving an exact figure of today’s equivalent would be quite difficult & tedious.

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        You mean Yuan, Yen is Japanese.

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          Of course I knew. I guess I can translate yen to yaun. Legh to laugh. I know what I’m doing

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    Western politicians are much cheaper

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    So who in the party did he piss off? Seems to be you’re fine to be corrupt unless someone above you wants you gone.

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      The one he didn’t bribe.

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    Is this why politicians/corporations want us to hate communist China?

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      Yeah. They give child molesters the death penalty too. Our elites are probably terrified of having to live in China

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    waow

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