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China: Bai Tian Hui (白天辉) Executed for “Economic Crimes”! (9.12.2025)

He was Sentenced to Death for accepting a bribe of 1.1 billion Yuan, but the whereabouts of most of this money is still unclear. He returned some of the stolen money, but hundreds of millions of dollars have not been recovered. People familiar with the matter said that he secretly transferred money out of China and into capitalist countries – through means such as holding on behalf of relatives, purchasing assets overseas, and laundering virtual currency. He also squandered some of it in overseas casinos. Although the task force seized his mansion, luxury car and equity, more than 300 million yuan has not yet been recovered. It is unclear how much of the 1.1 billion in bribes has been recovered and how much has disappeared overseas. He deliberately exploited loopholes in the system and was assisted by outside influences. Before his execution during the early morning of Tuesday December 9th (reported online around 03:37 hrs in China), Bai Tian Hui met with his close relatives. His former “boss” – Lai Xiaomin – was executed in January 2021 for similar capitalistic crimes.