Xu Zongheng

The Case of the Chinese Mayor Who Wasn’t There

The Financial Times writes about Xu Zongheng, the maor of Shenzhen who was recently toppled in a corruption probe, and other officials who disappear from office with barely a trace: In China, senior government and Communist...

China Launches War On Graft In Boom City

From AFP: China has launched a sweeping crackdown on graft in the boom city of Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong, seeking to rein in unruly officials and soothe public anger over high-level vice, analysts said. The campaign,...

Shenzhen Mayor Faces Graft Probe

From BBC News: The mayor of China’s southern boom town of Shenzhen, Xu Zongheng, is being questioned as part of a corruption investigation, state media has said. He is the latest official to be caught up in an...

Chinese Mayor in Graft Probe

The Straits Times reports that the mayor of Shenzhen is being investigated for his ties to disgraced businessman Huang Guangyu: Xu Zongheng had been put under shuanggui – a form of detention imposed on party officials,...

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