# China Sentences Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan to Life in Prison

https://mins.news/en/item/26932

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-20 04:39 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-20/china-sentences-evergrande-founder-hui-ka-yan-to-life-in-prison?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8684e8c69d29000181aa78

> Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan was sentenced to life in prison in China, while his former companies were fined 15.82 billion yuan ($2.4 billion). The ruling seals the downfall of a property tycoon who came to represent the country’s real estate boom and bust.

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