Chinese always want a second wife ?
n May 18, 9:43 am, rst9 <
rst9w...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Mistress sells NDRC official out to journalist
> 2013-05-14 00:05:33 GMT2013-05-14 08:05:33(Beijing Time) Global Timeshttp://
english.sina.com/china/2013/0513/590190.html
> Key information that triggered an investigation into serious
> disciplinary violations by Liu Tienan, a top official at the National
> Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), was provided by his mistress
> in Japan, said Luo Changping, a journalist who openly outed Liu last
> year.
>
> Luo, deputy editor-in-chief of the Caijing magazine, told China
> Business News Monday that before collecting other evidence of Liu's
> illegal acts, his information first came from Liu's mistress, surnamed
> Xu.
>
> The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced
> Sunday that Liu, former director of the National Energy Administration
> (NEA) and deputy director of the NDRC, is being investigated.
>
> Liu helped Ni Ritao, a businessman, to defraud loans of over $200
> million from banks in 2011, and in return, Liu's wife and son then
> received bribes, Luo said. Ni denied the accusations but admitted that
> Liu's son worked for his company and Liu's wife was one of the
> company's shareholders.
>
> Luo said Liu and Xu met in Japan, when Liu was economic counselor in
> the Chinese embassy. He added that after their break-up, Liu sent
> several death threats to Xu.
>
> A source said although the NEA said in a clarification that the
> accusations were "purely slander" after Luo's report in December 2012,
> the watchdog had started to collect evidences.
>
> Liu Suhua, a law professor with the Party School of the CPC said NEA's
> response was rash as only the CCDI has the right to claim whether a
> ministry-level official has violated any rules.
>
> NEA sources told
sina.com.cn that Liu was on the verge of a mental
> breakdown, with his wife and son having been investigated since early
> 2013.