Kang Rixin
Kang Rixin (Chinese: 康日新; born August 1953) is a Chinese former nuclear engineer and politician. He served as chief manager of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2010 for corruption.[1][2]
Biography
Kang was born in
From 2003 to 2009, he managed the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), before being accused of corruption and bribery.[3] Kang was sentenced to life imprisonment and confiscation of his possessions by a Beijing court in 2010 because he accepted about one million US dollars in bribes between 2004 and 2009.[4]
Kang was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party from 2007.[5] He was expelled from the body after his bribery conviction.[6]
References
- ^ "Former China nuclear head jailed for life over bribes". BBC News. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Ex-president of China nuclear corp jailed for life". Reuters. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "CPC Central Committee approves expulsion of former nuclear chief - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "China: Korrupter Atom-Chef zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt". Die Welt. 19 November 2010.
- ^ (in Chinese) General Manager of CNNC, Kang Rixin, Newly Elected CPC Central Committee Member chinanews.com
- ^ "Ex-head of Chinese's nuclear agency expelled from Communist Party - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2022-11-08.