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Beijing

Book piracy bust

The city's cultural administration announced details of an investigation, which is said to be "the largest piracy case in recent years". The enforcement campaign launched in September and discovered more than 1.2 billion pirated books with a potential value of 50 million yuan ($8.17 million). Officials arrested 32 suspects in Beijing and Jiangxi province, who said they started the business in 2010 and sold illegal publications to more than 20 provinces and regions nationwide.