Deputies assemble in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in March this year for the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress. Photo: Xinhua
Deputies assemble in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in March this year for the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress. Photo: Xinhua
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exclusive | Behind the NPC vote-buying scandal: how Beijing went on the warpath after its preferred candidates lost

45 deputies from Liaoning thrown out last month over election that saw candidates backed by bribe-paying business chiefs triumph

Choi Chi-yuk
Choi Chi-yuk

Updated: 10:55pm, 12 Jun, 2017

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Deputies assemble in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in March this year for the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress. Photo: Xinhua
Deputies assemble in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in March this year for the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress. Photo: Xinhua
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