US blacklists Chinese crime boss, others in anti-corruption sanctions

The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on Wan Kuok Koi, a leader of China's 14K Triad organised crime group and a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the US Treasury said.

The sanctions also apply to three entities headed by Wan, who is also known as "Broken Tooth," the agency said in a statement.

The US also blacklisted one Liberian individual and one Kyrgyz...