Evergrande Founder Sentenced
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- Osmond ChiaBBC
- The Associated PressNPR
- Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondentThe Guardian
- Andy BrowneSemafor
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The founder of Evergrande, the property giant at the centre of China's housing market slump, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated.
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- 20 Aug
The founder of Evergrande, the property giant at the centre of China's housing market slump, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated.
Coverage 5 articles
25 Aug A tale of two tycoons
Semafor
21 Aug Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud
The Guardian20 Aug Evergrande founder sentenced to life in prison by Chinese court
ABC News (AU)
20 Aug Chinese court sentences founder of property developer Evergrande to life in prison
NPR
20 Aug Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant Evergrande sentenced to life in prison
BBC
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