Editing Shenzhen (section)

=== Corruption ===
There were several cases of high-ranking Shenzhen officials who were arrested on charges relating to corruption. In December 2002, the Shenzhen People's Intermediate Court sentenced Zhao Yucun, former Commissioner of Shenzhen Customs, to life imprisonment for taking bribes of 9 million [[RMB]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Song|first=Fangcun|date=2002-12-14|title=受贿900万 深圳海关原关长赵玉存一审被判无期|work=中国新闻网|url=http://www.chinanews.com/2002-12-14/26/253456.html|access-date=2021-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044306/http://www.chinanews.com/2002-12-14/26/253456.html|archive-date=2016-03-05}}</ref> In November 2003, the Guangzhou People's Intermediate Court charged former Shenzhen Deputy Mayor Wang Ju with bribery and abuse of power and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2003-12-01|title=深圳前副市长王炬被判刑20年|work=哈尔滨日报|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-12-01/09241223757s.shtml|access-date=2021-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611043537/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-12-01/09241223757s.shtml|archive-date=2012-06-11}}</ref> In June 2005, the Shenzhen People's Intermediate Court charged sentenced Luohu District Public Security Director An Huijun to 15 years in prison for accepting bribes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=深圳查实涉嫌接受性贿赂的女公安局长受贿31万_新闻中心_新浪网|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-12-28/01294643299s.shtml|access-date=2021-05-01|website=news.sina.com.cn|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501222208/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-12-28/01294643299s.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2011, the Zhengzhou Intermediate Court sentenced former mayor [[Xu Zongheng]] to the [[death penalty with reprieve|death penalty with a two-year reprieve]] for accepting bribes up to US$5.4 million.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-05-10|title=Shenzhen mayor spared execution|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/967289/shenzhen-mayor-spared-execution|access-date=2021-05-01|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501222209/https://www.scmp.com/article/967289/shenzhen-mayor-spared-execution|url-status=live}}</ref>