Fired Chinese Insurance Regulator Charged With Bribery, Abuse of Power

Xiang Junbo was fired last April amid concerns the industry’s sizzling expansion had saddled the financial system with risk

SHANGHAI—Chinese prosecutors indicted the country’s former chief insurance regulator on charges of abusing his power and taking bribes, a year after he was fired amid concerns the industry’s sizzling expansion had saddled the financial system with risk.

Xiang Junbo, whose firing last April underscored the severity of a shake-up in China’s financial sector, faces charges that also include using his positions to promote the interests of others, according to a statement from the nation’s top prosecutors office Monday.

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