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A Whistleblower Brings down Shenzhen's Mayor
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A Whistleblower Brings down Shenzhen's Mayor

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Jun 16, 2009
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"A man who doesn't smoke, doesn't drink and doesn't take women to bed is a dead man."

That was one of the favourite sayings of former Shenzhen mayor Xu Zongheng, who was taken away from his home by investigators from the Central Disciplinary Inspection Committee (CDIC) in the early hours of June 5.

The arrest of the mayor of China's showcase city has sent…

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