Chinese Criminals

Rank the Most Wicked Chinese Criminals

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Ching Shih
(Chinese Pirate Leader and Gambling House Owner)
Ching Shih
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Birthdate: 1775 AD
Birthplace: Guangdong, China
Died: 1844 AD

Ching Shih went from being a prostitute who worked in a Canton brothel to a notorious pirate who controlled the Red Flag Fleet. Legend has it that pirate Zhèng Yi, or Cheng I, had married Ching Shih when he raided her brothel, and she had then taken over his fleet.

 2 
Huang Chao
(Chinese Soldier, Smuggler, and Rebel)
Huang Chao
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Birthdate: 0835 AD
Birthplace: China
Died: July 13, 0884
 3 
Ng Sik-ho
(Hong Kong Triad Boss and Drug Lord)
Ng Sik-ho
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Birthdate: 1930 AD
Birthplace: Shantou, China
Died: December 17, 1991
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 4 
Yang Bin
(Businessman)
Yang Bin
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Birthdate: 1961 AD
Birthplace: Nanjing, China

Once a successful entrepreneur who was named by Forbes in 2001 as the second richest man in China, Chinese-Dutch businessman Yang Bin fell from grace in 2002 after he was arrested on charges of tax evasion. He was fined for 2.3 million renminbi and sentenced to 18 years in prison in 2003. He was later released from prison in 2016.

 5 
Lai Changxing
(Chinese Businessman and Smuggler)
Lai Changxing
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Birthdate: September 15, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Jinjiang, Fujian, China
 6 
Shi Jianqiao
(Chinese Murderer)
Shi Jianqiao
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Birthdate: 1905 AD
Birthplace: Tongcheng, Anqing, China
Died: August 27, 1979
 7 
Zhang Zuolin
(Chinese Bandit, Soldier and Warlord of Manchuria (1922 - 1928))
Zhang Zuolin
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Birthdate: March 19, 1875
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Haicheng, Anshan, China
Died: June 4, 1928

Chinese bandit and warlord Zhang Zuolin initially ruled over Manchuria and then became the military dictator of the Republic of China. Later, the Nationalist Party’s march into China forced him to move his troops out of Beijing. He died when his train became the target of a bomb blast.

 8 
Cheung Tze-keung
(Hong Kong Gangster, Kidnapper, Robber, Murderer, and Arms Smuggler)
Cheung Tze-keung
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Birthdate: April 7, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Yunan County, Yunfu, China
Died: December 5, 1998