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Official Disappears Amid Defection Rumors (Updated)

Rumors are swirling in the foreign press and in both western and Chinese social media around the whereabouts of Wang Lijun, the Chongqing vice-mayor and former police chief credited with carrying out party secretary and Politburo hopeful Bo Xilai’s recent crackdown on crime and corruption. From The Guardian: “According to information, because of long-term overwork, vice mayor Wang Lijun