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Beijing

Special teams to run gang crime crackdown

China's national office against organized crime said that special inspection teams will be sent to 10 provincial-level areas early this month to oversee crackdown operations against gangs and organized crime. During their one-week inspection tour, the accredited inspectors - selected from among in-service and retired officials in political and legal affairs departments, as well as experts in political and legal practices - will supervise the fight against organized crime, focusing on major cases and prominent problems in key areas, the office said.