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Former Tianjin Port chairman arrested for corruption

China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has announced that it has detained Zhang Lili, former chairman of Tianjin Port Group, as part of a series of corruption investigations.

According to the commission, Zhang was involved in a number of illegal activities including taking bribes and selling official positions.

Zhang was sacked as chairman of Tianjin Port Group along with Zheng Qingyue, former president of Tianjin Port Group, by authorities in 2015 for dereliction of duty after the huge chemical blasts at the port’s warehousing area which caused the deaths of 139 people and massive damage to the port area.

She later took a position at the administration board of Tianjin Port’s Bonded Zone before her arrest.

Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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