Former Beijing Vice Mayor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes

Chen Gang, former vice mayor of Beijing, in this file photo. On Nov. 7, Chen pleaded guilty to receiving $18.5 million worth of bribes. The Epoch Times

A former Beijing politician pleaded guilty on Nov. 7 to charges of accepting bribes worth 129 million yuan ($18.5 million).

The trial of Chen Gang, 52, who was vice mayor of Beijing between 2006 and 2017, took place in Nanjing, in Jiangsu Province.