In this file photo, delegates line up to cast their ballots during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. The NPC has expelled 45 national legislators from Liaoning elected in 2013. Photo: AP
In this file photo, delegates line up to cast their ballots during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. The NPC has expelled 45 national legislators from Liaoning elected in 2013. Photo: AP
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China’s vote-buying scandal: are laws passed by fraudulently elected legislators still valid?

Debacle drives Liaoning into uncharted legislative territory

Choi Chi-yuk
Choi Chi-yuk

Updated: 10:55pm, 12 Jun, 2017

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In this file photo, delegates line up to cast their ballots during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. The NPC has expelled 45 national legislators from Liaoning elected in 2013. Photo: AP
In this file photo, delegates line up to cast their ballots during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. The NPC has expelled 45 national legislators from Liaoning elected in 2013. Photo: AP
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