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Liu Shaoyong, former chairman of China Eastern Airlines, was sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined 4 million yuan by Shenyang Intermediate Court on charges of taking more than 67.5 million yuan in bribes from 2002 to 2023. The property involved in the case has been recovered.
Liu Shaoyong, former party secretary and chairman of China Eastern Airlines Group, was sentenced today (third) in the first bribery case. The Shenyang Intermediate People’s Court of Liaoning province found that Liu Shaoyong took advantage of his position to provide relevant services to related parties between 2002 and 2023. The entities and individuals sought benefits and illegally obtained assets worth more than 67.5 million yuan (approximately US$10.12 million). He was sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined 4 million yuan (about US$600,000) for taking bribes.
According to CCTV news reports, Shenyang Intermediate People’s Court publicly sentenced Liu Shaoyong in the bribery case on the 3rd. In addition to being sentenced to 14 years in prison and a 4 million yuan fine, the assets and interest derived from his crime were also recovered in accordance with law and turned over to the state treasury.
The trial found that from 2002 to 2023, Liu Shaoyong took advantage of his positions as general manager of China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd., general manager of China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. and chairman of China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., and general manager, president and chairman of China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd., as well as related units and individuals in matters such as business operations, project contracts, route management and the like. Took advantage of the convenience of his authority or position to render assistance to. Other cases, and illegally obtained assets totaling more than 67.5 million yuan.
The court held that Liu Shaoyong’s behavior amounted to the crime of taking bribes, and the amount of bribe he accepted was particularly large. In view of the crime of attempted bribery, he confessed truthfully after arriving at the case, took the initiative to explain most of the facts of bribery that the agency handling the case did not know, confessed and repented, and actively returned the stolen goods. All the stolen money and property and interest involved in the case have been recovered, and he may be given a lighter sentence in accordance with the law. After this the court gave the above decision.
It is reported that Shenyang Intermediate People’s Court held a public hearing on the case on July 24 this year. During the trial, the prosecutor presented relevant evidence, Liu Shaoyong and his defender cross-examined, and both the prosecution and defense fully expressed their opinions. Liu Shaoyong also expressed his guilt and remorse in court.
Public information shows that Liu Shaoyong served as the CEO of China Southern AirlinesChina Eastern Airlines senior management of the group and will step down in August 2022. In June 2025, Liu Shaoyong was subjected to disciplinary review and supervisory investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and the National Supervisory Commission for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. He was expelled from the party in January this year and put on trial for suspected bribery in May.
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The Shenyang Intermediate People’s Court found Liu Shaoyong guilty of taking bribes in the first instance and sentenced him to 14 years in prison and a fine of 4 million yuan. The property and interest derived from his crime were also recovered and handed over to the state treasury in accordance with law.
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The court found that between 2002 and 2023, he took advantage of his high-level positions at China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines and the convenience of his authority to provide assistance in corporate operations, project contracts, route management and other matters, and then obtained assets.
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The court pointed out that the amount of bribe accepted by Liu Shaoyong was very large, but the circumstances of the attempt were; After arriving at the case, he confessed truthfully, actively confessed that most of the facts were unknown, confessed his crime and repented, and actively returned the stolen goods. All the stolen money and goods involved in the case were recovered, so he was given a light sentence.
