Ex-railway deputy chief pleads guilty

Su Shunhu helped companies solve problems in exchange for bribes

A former senior railway official who was charged with taking bribes of more than 24 million yuan ($3.9 million) pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday.

Su Shunhu, former deputy chief of the transport bureau under the then-ministry of railways - now China Railway Corp - stood trial at Beijing No 2 Intermediate People's Court. The sentence was not announced on Wednesday.