Chinese man who called President Xi Jinping a 'clown' has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.


Ren Zhiqiang, the former chairman of Huayuan, a state-owned real estate group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for corruption.

Ren, an influential critic of the Chinese Communist party was put under investigation for " serious violations of discipline and the law," after he suggested president Xi Jinping was a "clown" over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

Ren was sentenced to 18 years in prison and also fined 4.2m yuan, Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court said on its website on Tuesday.

The Court verdict said that Ren, 69, "voluntarily and truthfully confessed all his crimes," and would not appeal the court's decision.

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