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Sat 6 Jun, 2015 11:09 pm
It sounds clear and fluent to me. I wonder whether it is good in English in your native speakers' ears.
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Quote:U.S. consulate incident[edit]
Main article: Wang Lijun incident
On 6 February 2012, Wang traveled to the U.S. consulate in Chengdu. Following a meeting with U.S. consular officials, Wang reportedly "left of his own volition."[14][15][16] The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged on 9 February 2012 Wang's visit to the U.S. Consulate, and said that the matter was "under investigation".[17]
The U.S. Department of State did not comment on the content of the meeting, though observers speculated that Wang may have been seeking political asylum or at a minimum was seeking to extricate himself from the reach of Bo Xilai, who had already allegedly detained several of Wang's subordinates.[4][not in citation given] Overseas Chinese-language websites such as Boxun alleged that Wang brought evidence incriminating Bo Xilai to the meeting at the consulate.[18] While Wang was in the consulate, the building was encircled by police.[4] The Department of State refused to comment on speculations Wang sought to defect to the United States.[19][20]
Following his departure from the consulate, Wang was immediately seized by security agents.[21] Reports indicate he then flew to Beijing, possibly in the company of Qiu Jin, vice minister of the Ministry of State Security.[22]
On 9 February, several overseas Chinese-language websites posted an open letter allegedly written by Wang.[23] The letter accused Bo Xilai of corruption and harboring criminal connections and called him "the greatest gangster in China," and also complained that Bo treats his subordinates like "chewing gum," i.e. that they were to be disposed of when they wear out. The websites claimed Wang secretly sent the letter to his overseas friends prior to his unexpected leave, and he entered the U.S. Consulate in order to ask the latter to hold documents incriminating Bo.[24]
Shortly after Wang's meeting at the U.S. consulate, Chongqing municipal government information offices stated that Wang was "seriously indisposed due to long term overwork and intense mental stress." They continued, "Currently he has been authorized to undergo vacation-style medical treatment."[25][26][27]
In early March 2012, Hu Jintao reportedly denounced Wang as a traitor to the Communist Party and the nation in an internal briefing relayed to members of the Communist Party's Political Consultative Conference.[28] The Xinhua news agency reported in June 2012 that Wang had resigned as a deputy to the China parliament.[29]
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