Former Deputy District Mayor of Chaoyang District in Beijing, Huang Hongchun, sentenced to 12 years in first instance.

According to the Beijing Third Intermediate People's Court, on March 23, 2026, the Beijing Third Intermediate People's Court publicly pronounced the sentence of Huang Hongchun, former Deputy District Chief of the Chaoyang District People's Government in Beijing, for bribery. The defendant Huang Hongchun was sentenced to twelve years in prison for the crime of bribery and fined 800,000 RMB. The illegal gains and interest obtained from the defendant's bribery crimes will be confiscated and turned over to the state treasury.