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Former vice-governor removed from office

Zhao Jinyun, former vice-governor of Gansu province, has been dismissed from public office due to serious violations of duty, according to China's top anti-corruption bodies on Wednesday. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced in a release that, with the approval of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the NSC conducted an investigation into Zhao's serious violations of duty. The investigation found that Zhao engaged in a series of illegal activities, including accepting banquets that could hinder the impartial exercise of power, failing to truly report personal matters, seeking benefits for others in the selection and appointment of officials, and accepting gifts and money. Additionally, she engaged in profit-making activities in violation of regulations and used her position to seek benefits for others in project contracting and fund allocation, illegally accepting large sums of money and gifts.

920 fraud suspects handed over to China

More than 920 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in telecommunications and cyberspace fraud were recently handed over to Chinese authorities by Myanmar, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday. The suspects were apprehended in southern Shan state during a series of operations launched by Myanmar authorities starting March 24, the ministry said in a statement. A large number of items allegedly used in the scams — including computers, cellphones, bank cards and prewritten scripts — were also seized during the crackdowns, according to the statement. The suspects were transferred to Chinese custody at Daluo Port in Xishuangbanna, in the southwestern province of Yunnan. Joint efforts between China and Myanmar to combat telecom and online fraud have resulted in the arrest of more than 55,000 Chinese suspects and the dismantling of numerous fraud syndicates operating in northern Myanmar, the ministry said.

Forum launches maritime initiative

Aiming to contribute Chinese wisdom on global maritime development, governance, cooperation and security, the Shanghai Forum for a Maritime Community with a Shared Future, themed "Win-Win Blue Future: China's Solution and the Global Vision", was held on Wednesday at Shanghai Maritime University. A special initiative was also launched at the forum to enhance the construction of a maritime community with a shared future, highlighting building maritime cities, fostering new quality productive maritime forces, improving maritime rules and regulation making, promoting coordinated maritime cooperation and safeguarding maritime security.