{"id":7414,"date":"2026-10-08T03:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T03:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7414"},"modified":"2026-10-08T03:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T03:24:16","slug":"us-bars-fiji-based-man-over-corruption-tied-to-china-corruption-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=7414","title":{"rendered":"US bars Fiji-based man over corruption tied to China | Corruption News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The State Department has accused the official of paying bribes to Fijian citizens to advance Chinese interests.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The US Department of State has publicly designated a Fiji-based man for his involvement in corruption on behalf of Chinese actors.<\/p>\n

Zhao Fugang, the director of the Overseas Chinese Service Center, \u201cabused his public position by paying bribes to Fijian citizens to advance China-based government, business, and criminal interests\u201d, the State Department said in a press release on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHis actions constituted significant corruption and adversely affected U.S. interests in Fiji.\u201d<\/p>\n

The designation renders Zhao and his immediate family members \u201cgenerally ineligible for entry into the United States\u201d.<\/p>\n

The US embassy in Suva, Fiji\u2019s capital, said Zhao\u2019s actions left the Pacific nation open to \u201cmalign foreign influence facilitated by Chinese government, business, and criminal actors\u201d.<\/p>\n

The embassy also said, \u201cPublic reporting shows an established trend of criminals operating across the Pacific with ties to China.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beijing says Overseas Chinese Service Centers help its nationals with administrative issues abroad, such as renewing driving licences. However, rights groups have alleged they are fronts for Beijing to push interests abroad, including the targeting of dissidents.<\/p>\n

In February, the Trump administration sanctioned<\/a> two leaders of Pacific island nations for alleged corruption tied to China. The US Department of State issued a notice alleging that Hokkons Baules, the president of Palau\u2019s Senate, and Anderson Jibas, a former mayor in the Marshall Islands, had created openings for China to increase its influence in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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