TONGHAI CHEN
Former Director and Chairman of Sinopec Corporation, an energy and chemical firm, and also the former President of Sinopec Group. He was suddenly removed from his position in 2007. Two years after, the Chinese government gave Chen a suspended death sentence with a two-year reprieve for accepting a $28 million-bribe.
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