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Cherchez la Femme – China Style

Cherchez la Femme – China Style

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Aug 13, 2007
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It was the most dramatic illustration of how mistresses have become a key part of China’s corruption story. On Sept. 3, according to the Beijing Times, of the 16 ministry-level officials sacked recently for corruption, 14 had mistresses, including Shanghai Communist Party Secretary Chen Liangyu, who had several, as did former Beijing Vice Mayor Liu Zhih…

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