The U.S. State Department announced that, due to significant corruption, it has barred Fiji-based Chinese national Zhao Fugang and his immediate family members from entering the United States, accusing him of paying bribes on behalf of Chinese-related individuals to advance interests.
According to a report by Liu Hu, Wang Yufeng continuously reported Hao Jun, the former head of the economic crime investigation unit who handled his case, while in detention. Materials from another case presented at trial showed that Hao Jun had accepted a 20 million yuan bribe from Xia Zengwen, chairman of Huawai Electronics. Hao Jun has already been sentenced to 13 years and 8 months for accepting bribes.
Reuters reported that on August 24, China's "Military Procurement Network" publicly solicited from society information related to irregular procurement by the Rocket Force, with the scope of acceptance covering procurement activities such as materials and services, engineering, non-staple food, and pharmaceuticals and consumables.
Growatt Australian executive Guoxin Zhu hid A$20,000 in cash inside a tea box and offered it to a representative of the Clean Energy Council of Australia in an attempt to expedite product approval; the representative refused the bribe and reported it, leading to a joint investigation by Australian police.
According to the host's account, a northern woman unable to make a living received 200,000 yuan in Beijing and was arranged to accompany an African president for three days, of which 100,000 yuan was taken by a middleman.