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China jails former Baoshan Iron & Steel official for 17 years for graft

Ai Baojun sentenced for more than 40 million yuan in illegal gains, state broadcaster says

Former Shanghai vice-mayor Ai Baojun has been jailed for 17 years for graft. Photo: Handout

A court in China on Friday jailed a former chairman of Baoshan Iron and Steel, who went on to become vice-mayor of Shanghai, to 17 years for bribery and graft, a state broadcaster reported.

President Xi Jinping has waged war on graft for more than four years, vowing that all corrupt officials, from powerful “tigers” to lowly “flies”, will be weeded out, and warning that a failure to do so could threaten the ruling Communist Party.