China Considers Suing ‘Economic Fugitives’ in US

China is considering suing people suspected of committing economic crimes who have fled to the United States and elsewhere with billions of dollars, an unusual step in a widening anti-graft campaign, a senior official said on Wednesday. The move, part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive, underscores the challenges China faces in seeking the return of so-called economic fugitives. Xu Hong, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Department of Treaty and...

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