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People walk past the headquarters of the National Audit Office of China in Beijing, China
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009

Open quoteCriminals are now more intelligent.Close quote

  • LIU JIAYI,
  • the director of China's National Audit Office, after finding that Chinese officials managed to misuse or embezzle about $35 billion in the first 11 months of 2009
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