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China Daily | Updated: 2008-10-15 07:43
Vice-mayor on trial
Liu Zhihua, former vice-mayor of the Beijing municipal government, went on trial yesterday for corruption involving more than 6 million yuan ($880,000) in Hengshui court, Hebei province, Caijing magazine's website reported.
Liu, responsible for construction, sports, subway construction, and the property market in Beijing, was sacked in June, 2007. His mistress, Wang Jianrui, will go on trial today in the same court also on corruption charges.
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