China Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan received a life sentence for fraud charges. The court also confiscated all of his personal property and assets. Evergrande and its subsidiary Hengda Real Estate faced substantial fines. Five other senior executives received prison terms and fines. This sentencing concludes a significant chapter in China's property sector crisis.

Hui was fined 47 million yuan ($6.5 million) in 2024 and banned from China's securities markets for life by the China Securities Regulatory Commission over inflating company…

Almost five years after Evergrande triggered a property crisis in China, its disgraced founder Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison.

A Chinese court ordered all of Hui Ka Yan's personal property confiscated.