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  • Arrest of NKorean SAR chief turns spotlight on China's tax cheats

    10/08/2002 5:27:42 AM PDT · by Int · 1 replies · 97+ views
    Asia Times ^ | Oct 8, 2002 | Antoaneta Bezlova
    Arrest turns spotlight on China's tax cheatsBy Antoaneta Bezlova BEIJING - Beijing's crackdown on tax cheats has gained momentum with the arrest of a prominent businessman Yang Bin - hand-picked by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to lead Pyongyang's bold experiment with free enterprise - as Chinese President Jiang Zemin is struggling to persuade the Communist Party to change its constitution and welcome capitalists into its ranks. Last month, the Chinese orchid tycoon made the headlines when Pyongyang announced that he was to become the chief executive of Sinuiju Special Administrative Region (SAR), a walled capitalist enclave in hardline-communist North...