Logo 23 Aug 2022

In the jailhouse

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It’s been a long time coming, but Xiao Jianhua is finally going to the big house.
On Friday, foreign media reported that the billionaire financier has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to graft and illegal fundraising.
Some context: In 2017, Xiao was abducted from the Hong K...