Police chief flies to Beijing amid defection rumours | Bangkok Post: news

A former Chinese police chief whose visit to a US consulate sparked rumours he was trying to defect flew to Beijing with a top state security officer after meeting American officials in southwest China.

This file photo shows the waterfront of the Jialing River in China's southwestern city of Chongqing. Former police chief of Chongqing, Wang Lijun, has flown to Beijing with a top state security officer after meeting American officials in southwest China.

Wang Lijun, who has close links to a high-profile contender to join China's top decision-making body, flew first class from Chengdu to Beijing on February 8, according to a travel website authorised to show passenger flight details.