NATION WIDENS NET IN FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

Thousands of fugitives extradited, repatriated or persuaded to return home

Yang Xiuzhu, a prisoner in Zhejiang province, said people would find it difficult to imagine the bitterness and loneliness she experienced as a fugitive overseas.

Yang, 72, the former deputy mayor of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, fled China in 2003. She was accused of corruption and embezzling about 250 million yuan ($36.3 million) for personal use.