This undated photo shows Kweichow Moutai's wine at an exhibition in Beijing. (ZHU XINXING / CHINA DAILY)

GUIYANG - The former general manager of Kweichow Moutai Group's subsidiary engaging in e-commerce has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment for accepting bribes.

Xiao pled guilty in court

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The People's Court of Songtao Miao Autonomous County in the city of Tongren, southwest China's Guizhou Province, has handed down the sentence to Xiao Huawei and fined him 100,000 yuan (US$14,087).

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The court heard that Xiao took advantage of his position as vice chairman and general manager of emaotai.cn, the e-commerce platform of Kweichow Moutai Group, to seek benefits for and illegally accept bribes of other people's property in a relatively large amount.

Xiao pled guilty in court.