Fugitive suspect returns to China
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="fugitive">fugitive</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>' <span word="intensifying">intensifying</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="avoided">avoided</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="stating">stating</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="Shan">Shan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="authority">authority</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span>" <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span>.</p><p><span word="Gao">Gao</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Heilongjiang">Heilongjiang</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="racketeering">racketeering</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($157 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Dongzhe">Dongzhe</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="banknote">banknote</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2000 <span word="and">and</span> 2004, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2004.</p><p><span word="Gao">Gao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2005 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 290 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Heilongjiang">Heilongjiang</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1949.</p><p>"<span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="persistent">persistent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="fugitives">fugitives</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="Shan">Shan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="Shan">Shan</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="Gao">Gao</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="accused">accused</span>, <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p><p><span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="fugitives">fugitives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="extradition">extradition</span> <span word="treaties">treaties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p>
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