China Seeks More U.S. Help to Return Fugitive Corrupt Officials
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China called for the U.S. to send back more corruption suspects for trial, saying the country and Canada are the main safe havens sought by fleeing officials.
Only “a small number” of officials have been repatriated from the two countries, Xu Hong, director general of the department of treaty and law at China’s foreign ministry, said at a briefing today in Beijing. Efforts to bring back suspects are being hampered by judges with “bias” against China’s legal system and the lack of an extradition treaty, he said.