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“The huge crackdown reflects the seriousness of corruption in China’s government.” Zhu Lijia, professor of public policy at the Chinese Academy of Governance in Beijing.
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009

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  • ZHU LIJIA,
  • professor of public policy at the Chinese Academy of Governance in Beijing, on China's National Audit Office releasing information that revealed Chinese officials had misused or embezzled about $35 billion in government money over the past year
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