Founder of Evergrande Sentenced to Life in China

20.08.2026 09:01 HotInfo

The founder of bankrupt Chinese developer China Evergrande Group Xu Jiayin, also known as Hui Ka Yan, received a life sentence on Thursday from a court in Shenzhen for deprivation of liberty. The court also ordered the confiscation of his personal assets and stripped him of political rights. n-tv ↗

The verdict concerns multiple financial criminal offences including corruption, financial fraud, embezzlement and abuse of property. According to available information, Evergrande is also required to pay a high fine, amounting to approximately 27 billion Czech crowns, meaning more than one billion euros. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗

The case closes the fall of one of the most prominent businessmen in the Chinese real estate sector. Xu Jiayin was among the richest Chinese nationals, and Evergrande was once one of the largest real estate and construction conglomerates in the country. Authorities arrested him in 2023 when the company's problems became a symbol of a broader crisis in the Chinese real estate market. irozhlas.cz ↗

Evergrande came under pressure after years of debt-financed expansion. Its liabilities exceeded 300 billion dollars, and the company's collapse affected apartment buyers, creditors, and confidence in the entire sector. The verdict is therefore not only the personal downfall of the founder, but also a signal that Chinese authorities continue to take a stricter approach toward financial crimes related to the real estate crisis. hnonline.sk ↗

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