Chinese court sentences former Shaolin Temple abbot to 24 years for bribery
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-05-29 23:27 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Asia, China, Law & Courts, Crime & Justice, Asia Pacific
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Shi Yongxin, third from right in yellow and red robes, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, attends the opening ceremony of an urban zen center named Shaolin Chan Hall in Xi’an in northwest China’s Shaanxi province on Sunday June 28, 2015. (Chinatopix via AP, file)
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