BEIJING, April 14 (Reuters) - Liu Weidong, a former deputy general manager of China South Industries Group Corporation and an auto industry veteran, was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Tuesday for taking bribes, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
* Liu accepted more than 41.4 million yuan ($6.1 million) inbribes from 1999 to 2025, a court ruling showed, according toXinhua * Liu took bribes while holding posts at China SouthIndustries Group Corporation, Dongfeng Motor and China ChanganAutomobile Group, the ruling showed * He accepted bribes while helping certain organisations andindividuals with business operations and job promotions, itshowed * Liu pleaded guilty and expressed remorse in his finalstatement, Xinhua says * A probe into Liu by China's anti-graft watchdog wasannounced in February 2025($1 = 6.8158 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
