Chinese billionaire sent to prison for ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’

July 30, 2021 Verity News Admin News 0

ByKyle Barnett

Sun's sentencing on Thursday is one of many high-profile cases the Chinese government has pursued against outspoken entrepreneurs in recent years. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI

July 29 (UPI) — A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced an outspoken billionaire businessman to nearly 20 years in prison for “provoking” trouble and conspiring to oppose state institutions.