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China rocket man held for bribery(head of space program in hot water)
BBC News ^ | 04/15/05

Posted on 04/16/2005 5:54:26 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

Last Updated: Friday, 15 April, 2005, 10:24 GMT 11:24 UK
 
China rocket man held for bribery
 

Launch of Shenzhou V, AP
Li Jianzhong was influential in the 2003 Shenzhou V mission

Li Jianzhong, a key figure in China's successful space programme, has been arrested on bribery charges, state news agency Xinhua has reported.

Mr Li, former head of China's launch vehicle maker CALT, is alleged to have taken more than $200,000 in bribes and to have embezzled nearly $19m.

CALT builds China's Long March rockets, one of which powered the manned Shenzhou V craft into space in 2003.

Investigations into Mr Li started soon after that launch, Xinhua said.

Mr Li is said to have taken the bribes during his time as president of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), between 1994 and 2000.

He won plaudits for his contribution to the Long March rockets, which have sent various satellites and the Shenzhou V - China's first manned spaceship - into orbit.

China's space programme is one if its most prestigious projects, and the charges against Mr Li will be seen as a setback for the project's standing.

The next manned space mission, Shenzhou VI, is due to take place later this year, and aims to launch two Chinese astronauts into space for a seven-day period.

"Li's case will not erode the courageous, collective spirit of the Shenzhou VI team," Xinhua quoted a senior researcher as saying.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4447791.stm


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: calt; china; longmarch; mannedmission; rocket; shenzhouv; shenzhouvi; space; spaceprogram
Is there something more going on besides his corruption?
1 posted on 04/16/2005 5:54:27 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; maui_hawaii; tallhappy; Dr. Marten; Jeff Head; Khurkris; hedgetrimmer; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 04/16/2005 5:54:58 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster
The late Mr Li is said to have taken the bribes during his time as president of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology...
3 posted on 04/16/2005 6:07:16 AM PDT by yankeedame ("Born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.")
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To: TigerLikesRooster

"$200,000 in bribes and to have embezzled nearly $19m."

That's a lot of embezzling


4 posted on 04/16/2005 6:26:40 AM PDT by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Since they're communists, there's likely to be quite a bit of corruption involved, we'll never know the extent of it. Surprised we even found out about this.


5 posted on 04/16/2005 6:30:05 AM PDT by Brett66 (W1 W1 W1 W1 W1 W1 W1 W1)
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To: yankeedame
The late Mr Li is said to have taken the bribes during his time as president of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology...

Quick trial. No need for jury selection.

6 posted on 04/16/2005 6:49:46 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all things that need to be done need to be done by the government.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

"I am shocked...shocked I say!"

..../sarcasm.


7 posted on 04/16/2005 7:15:24 AM PDT by Khurkris (This tagline is available on CD ROM)
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Dang!

The Chinese are going after the Chinese space guy involved in bribery....

But OUR MEDIA (and their dnc controllers) are promoting Hillary! and Clinton who GOT PAID BRIBES (er, illegal foreign campaign donations) FROM the Chinese space program.
8 posted on 04/16/2005 7:18:00 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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Through Bernie Schwartz, I presume.

9 posted on 04/16/2005 7:31:48 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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"The Chinese are going after the Chinese space guy involved in bribery...."

They've been executing corrupt officials for several years now and are pretty strict about it. They found one dude that had 100 "wives" in multiple cities when he was caught :)

And these news are always broadcasted to others in China as a warning but people still do it.


10 posted on 04/16/2005 7:43:13 AM PDT by pganini
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ping


11 posted on 04/16/2005 1:31:49 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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I read this and am still shocked.

Will the release of this info, mushroom into more info on the clintons crimes?

Does it go back to Los Alamos and the chinese spy there?

Wen Ho Lee, if my memory is working, he got away with lots of secrets.

Why would this man take a few hundred thousand in bribes, when he had 19 million?

Did the clintons get part of that 19 million?


12 posted on 04/16/2005 2:37:41 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny (Airspeed, altitude, or brains. Two are required to successfully complete a flight.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

OPINION: Ditto.


13 posted on 04/16/2005 3:56:33 PM PDT by Cindy
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INFO Ping.


14 posted on 04/16/2005 4:00:36 PM PDT by Cindy
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