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Dissident slams Chinese politicians' 'dirty wealth'

Chinese dissident writer Liao Yiwu accused China's political elite of accumulating "dirty wealth", saying it had turned his country into "one of the biggest landfills in the world."

Chinese dissident writer Liao Yiwu, pictured in October, on Thursday accused China's political elite of accumulating 'dirty wealth,' saying it had turned his country into 'one of the biggest landfills in the world.'

"There is wealth in China that only belongs to the powerful political class, that is the truth," Liao told a news conference on Thursday, at the International Book Fair of Guadalajara in western Mexico.

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  • bucktoui

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    Discussion 2 : 30 Nov 2012 at 11.222

    It is happening in my country Laos too, not a surprise at all in the country that didn't have freedom of the press.

  • bluebottle

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    Discussion 1 : 30 Nov 2012 at 09.511

    Sounds a bit like some Asian countries I could mention.Those of you who find a free press unacceptable should read the Leverson report stressing the need for a free press to hold governments in line and oust corruption.

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