Confessed fraudster 'relieved' to surrender

An economic fugitive surnamed Zhang said he is relieved to have returned home and surrendered himself to police in the Guangdong provincial capital.

Zhang fled to the United States after being accused of taking part in a fraud involving hundreds of millions of yuan in 2009.

"I experienced many hardships when I was on the run," Zhang was quoted by police as saying after he landed at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in September.