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“China’s Most Wanted Fugitive” Stands Trial

Lai Changxing, a Fujian native, has been pursued by the Chinese government on criminal charges of corruption, smuggling, and bribery for more than a decade. He left the mainland for Hong Kong in 1991, proceeding on to Vancouver in 1999. In Canada, he repeatedly and unsuccessfully appealed for refugee status, and was finally extradited last year. His trial began yesterday. The Telegraph reports on L