Zhang Shuguang (; born December 1956) was the deputy chief engineer of the

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and the deputy chief designer of China's high-speed railway. Zhang was born in

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but is considered a native of his

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by Chinese convention. He graduated from Lanzhou Railway University in 1982. An associate of former Minister of Railways

Liu Zhijun Liu Zhijun ( zh , s = 刘志军 , t = 劉志軍 , p = Liú Zhìjūn; born 29 January 1953) is a former Chinese politician who served as Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China, Minister of Railway. Liu was a peasant's son who le ...

, Zhang was fired in February 2011 soon after Liu was arrested for corruption. In October 2014, Zhang was convicted by a Beijing court of taking bribes worth more than (US$7.7 million) over a span of 11 years. He was given a

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. Liu Zhijun had received the same sentence in 2013. Zhang's deputy Su Shunhu was also convicted of taking bribes and sentenced to life.

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