Concerns of Political Infiltration Arise After Chinese Mogul Pleads Guilty to Making Illegal Donations

A clerk passes on stacks of Chinese yuan to another clerk at a bank in Beijing, China, on July 22, 2005. China Photos/Getty Images

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Qin Hui, a Chinese tycoon with a complicated background in Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officialdom, pleaded guilty in March to making illegal donations to a New York City official, a member of the U.S. House, and a congressional candidate.