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CCP’s Harsh Sentencing of Xi Critic Ren Has Serious Consequences

CCP’s Harsh Sentencing of Xi Critic Ren Has Serious Consequences
Chinese real estate mogul Ren Zhiqiang poses for photos in his office in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2012. Color China Photo via AP
Wang Youqun
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Influential real estate developer Ren Zhiqiang was sentenced to 18 years in prison for graft on Sept. 22 in Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court. Ren belongs to the second generation of top Chinese Communist Party (CCP) families, referred to as the “red second generation” of the CCP.

Wang Youqun
Wang Youqun
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Wang Youqun holds a doctorate in law from the Renmin University of China. He previously worked as a copywriter for Wei Jianxing (1931–2015), a member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee, from 1997 to 2002.
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