(FILES) Guangzhou Evergrande's chairman Xu Jiayin attends a football signing ceremony in Guangzhou, southern China's Guangdong province on May 17, 2012. Xu Jiayin, the founder of embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande has pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and bribery at trial, a Chinese court said on April 14, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / - China OUT