The former Party Secretary and Chairman of Shanghai Electric Corporation, Zheng Jianhua, has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.

On January 13, 2026, the Shanghai First Intermediate People's Court publicly sentenced Zheng Jianhua, former Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Board of Shanghai Electric Corporation, for bribery, corruption, embezzlement of public funds, and abuse of power by state-owned company personnel. The defendant Zheng Jianhua was sentenced to death for the crime of bribery, with a two-year reprieve, deprived of political rights for life, and had all personal property confiscated. For the crime of corruption, he was sentenced to five years in prison and fined RMB 200,000. For the crime of embezzlement of public funds, he was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. For the crime of abuse of power by state-owned company personnel, he was sentenced to seven years in prison. The death penalty was decided to be implemented with a two-year reprieve, deprived of political rights for life, fined RMB 200,000, and all personal property confiscated. Illegal gains and profits will be recovered.