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Xiao Yi, a top provincial official in China who was removed from his post for supporting cryptocurrency mining, apologised for his wrongdoings in a state broadcaster programme on January 8, 2023. Photo: Handout

Xiao Yi, a top provincial official in China who was removed from his post for supporting cryptocurrency mining, apologised for his wrongdoings in a state broadcaster programme on January 8, 2023. Photo: Handout

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Expelled Communist Party official named and shamed in televised confession for supporting cryptocurrency mining

  • Xiao Yi, a top provincial official who was removed from his post in 2021, apologised for ‘acting recklessly’ in a state television programme aired on Sunday
  • Xiao was the most senior Chinese official to be punished for supporting cryptocurrency mining after Beijing vowed to crack down on related activities

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Xiao Yi, a top provincial official in China who was removed from his post for supporting cryptocurrency mining, apologised for his wrongdoings in a state broadcaster programme on January 8, 2023. Photo: Handout

Xiao Yi, a top provincial official in China who was removed from his post for supporting cryptocurrency mining, apologised for his wrongdoings in a state broadcaster programme on January 8, 2023. Photo: Handout

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