The court said the defendants have inflicted huge losses on investors in many parts of China and disrupted the national financial management system and thus should be given harsh penalties.
The court said a mafia-style gang was organized to extort locals, provoke trouble and bribe local officials.
The court said in a statement that it informed the Canadian embassy in China in accordance with the law and it protected the legitimate rights of Schellenberg during the trial. His two lawyers and interpreters joined the hearing.
The cultural workers and artists should learn and implement the president's culture and art thoughts, devote themselves to cultural creation, and make more excellent cultural products, he said.
The death toll climbed to at least seven.
The court said Zhang, Zhou and their gang had participated in abducting and trafficking nine children between 2003 and 2005. The whereabouts of the children are still unknown.
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The court said that Sun, as a senior official, should have set an example in observing the law. However, by accepting "extremely huge amounts of bribes," Sun had seriously undermined the work of state organs, violated integrity rules for state officials and tarnished the reputation of state officials.
The date trees of the Kekeya green project in Aksu, southern Xinjiang on Sept 21, 2017. [Photo by Liu Wei/chinadaily.com.cn]
The deal, according to earlier media reports, could be announced as early as next week and is part of a broader alliance between the world's biggest automaker by sales and the global leader in ride-hailing.
The courier sector raked in over 860 billion yuan this year, up from 276.96 billion yuan five years ago, marking an annual growth rate of 25 percent.