A prominent Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, the latest in a series of crackdowns on corporate executives.
Sun Dawu leads the largest private agribusiness business in the Hebei district.
Sun, 67, was previously speaking on human rights issues and political issues.
Other charges against him include land ownership, mobilizing people for assaulting government agencies, and obstructing government employees from carrying out their duties. He was also fined $ 478,697.
He was one of the few people to openly accuse the government of concealing a swine flu outbreak that affected his farms in 2019, and later severely damaged the industry in the country.
Sun Company is one of the largest companies in China, involved in meat and food processing, schools, and hospitals.
He was reportedly arrested last year along with 20 brothers and fellow businessmen, due to a state-owned land dispute.
