A Nanjing official took $325M in bribes. The thread explains why he couldn't stop (bbc.com)
Yang Youlin, 69, a former Nanjing economic-zone official, was sentenced to death for taking 2.21 billion yuan ($325M) in bribes from 2013 to 2023, alongside embezzlement, abuse of power and money laundering. The thread's first reaction was disbelief that a ‘city official’ could reach that number.
The correction came from people who know the system: Nanjing anchors a province with GDP near Texas, and a seat over land grants and permits is exactly where the money collects. Once you are in, the network you pay off never lets you quietly retire.
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