Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Three consecutive Yunnan China Tobacco general managers fall; former deputy general manager Gu Bo accused of over 350 million yuan in bribes
At 'Yunyan' producer Yunnan China Tobacco, seven current or former senior executives fell within a year and a half: former general manager Zhou Tao voluntarily surrendered in 2022 and was accused of accepting an especially huge amount in bribes; former general managers Zhang Shuichang and Zhu Shaoming (investigated two years after retirement) also fell; former deputy general manager Gu Bo was accused of taking over 350 million yuan in bribes and stood trial in January 2024. A key anti-corruption case in the tobacco system.