Concubine Culture Brings Trouble for China’s Bosses – Jonathan Watts

The Guardian writes about the former provincial official brought down by his 11 mistresses:

Pang Jiayu, the former deputy head of the provincial political advisory body, has been sacked and expelled from the Communist party after his former girlfriends exposed him, the People’s Daily said.

As at least the fourth cadre to lose his job in the past year as a result of accusations from “second wives”, Pang’s case has prompted a flurry of reports in the domestic media about the resurgence of China’s ancient concubine culture among corrupt officials. [Full text]

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