Sun Bo (; born 1961) is a Chinese business executive and engineer who served as General Manager of

China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) was one of the two largest shipbuilding conglomerates in China, the other was the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). It was formed by the Government of the People's Republic of Chin ...

(CSIC). He was arrested for allegedly giving classified details about the Liaoning to the

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. On June 16, 2018, he was placed under investigation for alleged graft and corruption. Later reports suggested that Sun had handed over key details of the aircraft carrier Liaoning to CIA.

Career

Born in 1961, Sun graduated from

Dalian University of Technology Dalian University of Technology (DUT) (), colloquially known in Chinese as Dagong (), is a public research university located in Dalian, Liaoning, China, with an additional campus in Panjin, Liaoning. Established in April 1949, it is the ...

in August 1982. He spent 27 years working a
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd
before serving as General Manager of

(CSIC), a position at vice-ministerial level.

Arrest

On June 16, 2018, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws.", a brief statement issued by the

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(CCDI). On December 27, he was expelled from the

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(CPC) and removed from public office. On January 6, 2019, he was detained. On January 30, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes and abuse of power. On July 4, 2019, Sun was sentenced to 12 years in prison for taking bribes of 8.64 million yuan and abuse of power by Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court. His superior,

Hu Wenming Hu Wenming (; born May 1957) is a retired Chinese business executive who served as chairman of China State Shipbuilding Corporation between 2012 and 2019. In May 2020, he has been placed under investigation as Chinese Communist Party general sec ...

, former chairman of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in December 2020.

References

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