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BEIJING

Professor accused of sexual harassment

A professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Yao Shunxi, has been given serious warnings for allegedly assaulting female students, the academy said in a statement issued on Tuesday. Yao, 59, a traditional Chinese painter, was suspended from teaching after school authorities received complaints on June 10 that he had sexually harassed female students and demanded bribes. Following a monthslong investigation, the academy decided in August to strip him of his qualification to tutor graduate students, and barred him from teaching activities, it said.

SHANGHAI

Airport's ex-chairman imprisoned for graft

A court in Shanghai on Tuesday sentenced Wu Jianrong, former chairman and deputy Party chief of Shanghai Airport Authority, to 12 years in prison for taking bribes and concealing overseas bank deposits. Wu was found to have accepted bribes of up to 20.5 million yuan ($3 million) to seek benefits for others while serving in various positions between 2006 and 2017, the Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court said in the judgment. He confessed to the court, and his personal assets－2 million yuan－were confiscated, the court said.