Many of China's Most-Wanted Graft Suspects Have Taken Refuge in the U.S.

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From “Lord Ringtone” to a banker accused of authorizing $1.6 billion in illegal loans, China’s list of most-wanted fugitives offers an illustrated guide to the Communist Party’s breathtaking variety of official graft.

The online rogue’s gallery of 100 top overseas corruption suspects was released by Chinese authorities to pressure the U.S. and other governments to help track down and return them. The list includes Li Xiangdong, who’s accused of taking bribes while running China Mobile Ltd.’s regional digital music and ringtone business in Sichuan and absconding to Canada.