Wang Baoan, head of the National Bureau of Statistics, addresses a press conference in Beijing on January 19. He has been detained in a graft investigation. Photo: Xinhua
Wang Baoan, head of the National Bureau of Statistics, addresses a press conference in Beijing on January 19. He has been detained in a graft investigation. Photo: Xinhua
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China’s statistics chief Wang Baoan detained in graft investigation

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Jun Mai
Jun Mai

Updated: 11:56pm, 26 Jan, 2016

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Wang Baoan, head of the National Bureau of Statistics, addresses a press conference in Beijing on January 19. He has been detained in a graft investigation. Photo: Xinhua
Wang Baoan, head of the National Bureau of Statistics, addresses a press conference in Beijing on January 19. He has been detained in a graft investigation. Photo: Xinhua
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