About Sun Zhaoxue
Born 1962. Sun Zhaoxue is a Chinese politician.
Sun Zhaoxue is a former Chinese state-owned enterprise executive and former CEO of China Gold, the largest gold mining company in China. He was arrested to face corruption charges in 2015.
He has been described by the Financial Times as a visionary for efforts in lobbying within Chinese policy circles to elevate gold to a strategic status similar to oil. He published an article in 2012 in Qiushi, a political theory publication circulated among Chinese policymakers, laying out a plan for a greater role for gold in the political economy of China. On December 23, 2014, Sun Zhaoxue was expelled from the Communist Party.
On December 27, 2016, Sun was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
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Who is Sun Zhaoxue?
Chinese businessman
When was Sun Zhaoxue born?
Sun Zhaoxue was born on 1 September 1962.
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Sun Zhaoxue is a politician.
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Sun Zhaoxue is Chinese.
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