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Red notice fugitive turns himself in

One of China's most wanted graft fugitives has returned to the country and turned himself in, 17 years after fleeing overseas, China's top anti-graft authority announced on Saturday. Li Jianxiong, a former real estate transaction official in Foshan, Guangdong province, is suspected of graft. The procuratorate in Nanhai district started investigating his case in July 2002, two months after he fled. Li was listed on an Interpol red notice in May 2003. Through work by an office in charge of fugitive repatriation and asset recovery under the central anti-corruption coordination group, he turned himself in on Friday and expressed his willingness to return his illegal gains.