KAIFENG, Henan -- A company of one of China's most-wanted fugitives Guo Wengui has been fined 150 million yuan ($22.3 million) for crimes of fraudulently obtaining loans and bill acceptance, according to a court ruling issued Friday. Two employees of Henan Yuda Real Estate Company were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 18 months to two years and another employee was exempted from criminal penalty, according to Kaifeng City Intermediate People's Court. The defendants said they committed the crimes under direction from Guo Wengui. Guo, the "actual controlling shareholder" of the company, fled China under suspicion of multiple crimes in August 2014 and is currently listed under an Interpol "red notice" for wanted fugitives. youth wristbandswoven braceletsrubber wristbands1 inch wide rubber bandssilicone fidget spinnercustom rubber bandslivestrong bracelet
File photo of Li Ao. [Photo/VCG] BEIJING - Chinese mainland officials Monday expressed condolences over the passing of writer Li Ao in Taiwan. We are saddened to hear of the passing of Li and express our sincere condolences to his family, Zhang Zhijun, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said in a message to Li's family. Li exhibited strong nationalist feelings, upheld national reunification, opposed Taiwan independence, promoted Chinese culture and devoted himself to cross-Strait exchanges, Zhang said. Chen Deming, president of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, also sent a message of condolence to Li's family, praising the writer's efforts to promote Chinese culture, support China's reunification and boost cross-Strait exchanges. Li, who had suffered from brain tumor since July 2015, died Sunday at the age of 83.
