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China In 3 Minutes | April 28: Xi calls for peace along Myanmar border; former central banker reemerges amid rumours

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China's President Xi Jinping talks with speaker of Myanmar's Lower House of Parliament Shwe Mann, during their meeting in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

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Dai Xianglong, former head of China’s central bank told Financial News that he spent most of time with family after retirement. The interview signals that Dai is safe for the moment, as Bloomberg reported that he was under investigation for nepotism in April. (Financial News under PBOC)

Supreme People's Procuratorate says it has brought back 61 Chinese corruption suspects at large in 20 countries and regions, with a total of 629 million yuan ($101.5 million) confiscated as illegal funds. (China Daily)

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Another Jiangxi provincial official is sacked for accepting a 20,000 yuan (US$3,200) bribe, China’s top graft-busting body the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on its website.

Several Shanxi province officials who are being vetted for new postings were found to have changed their birth dates for school, military or party service applications (paper.cn)

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A county-level official in Jiangxi drowned in a reservoir on April 25th. Local authorities say she had suffered from depression (paper.cn)
Former head of China’s central bank Dai Xianglong's interview signals that he is safe for the moment, despite media reports say he is under investigation for nepotism. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Former head of China’s central bank Dai Xianglong's interview signals that he is safe for the moment, despite media reports say he is under investigation for nepotism. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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