Wenzhou

China Rejects ‘interference’ As Vatican Raises Bishop Case

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China said Tuesday it opposed outside interference after the Vatican reported that one of its bishops in the country was being held at an undisclosed location after he was forcibly removed from his diocese. It was the latest dispute in an decades-long argument over who in the Communist country has the authority to appoint bishops. … Read more

China’s Most-Wanted Corruption Suspect Surrenders After 13 Years Abroad

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China’s most-wanted corruption suspect returned to China from the United States on Wednesday after turning herself in, a major victory for the ruling Communist Party’s overseas hunt for fugitive officials. Yang Xiuzhu, a former deputy director of Wenzhou’s construction bureau in the booming eastern province of Zhejiang, surrendered to Chinese authorities after spending 13 years … Read more