JD.com chief resigns from China government advisory panel

'Personal reasons' cited by Richard Liu months after US rape allegations

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JD.com CEO Richard Liu joined the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in 2018. © Reuters

SHIN WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

DALIAN, China -- Richard Liu, CEO of Chinese e-commerce operator JD.com, has stepped down from a government advisory panel less than a year after criminal charges against him were dropped in a U.S. rape case.

The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference accepted Liu's resignation Thursday. Liu, a member since 2018, quit for "personal reasons," according to state media.

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