Chinese tycoon, who criticised Xi Jinping, sentenced to 18 years in prison


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IPL 2020: Yashasvi Jaiswal makes his Rajasthan Royals debubt against CSK Jacob Elordi CONGRATULATES Euphoria co star ‘captain’ Zendaya on her first Emmy win; Says ‘Bravo’ A Chinese real estate tycoon and outspoken critic of President Xi Jinping was jailed for 18 years on Tuesday for corruption, bribery and embezzlement of public funds, a court statement said. Ren Zhiqiang -- once among the ruling Communist Party's inner circle -- disappeared from the public eye in March, shortly after penning an essay that lambasted Xi's response to the coronavirus outbreak. His outspokenness had earned the former chairman of state-owned property developer...