4 | Wednesday, January 30, 2019 CHINA DAILY CHINA Guizhou aims Bridging cultures Man waits 18 years to relocate its for trial, is acquitted poor residents By ZHANG YANGFEI [email protected] Zhang Yuxi, a resident of Xiayi county, Henan province, was Measure assists province in its fight to acquitted of a charge of inten- improve lives, provide better services tional injury by a local court on Tuesday after being released 18 years ago on bail pending trial. By YANG JUN in Guiyang and Zhang was involved in a dis- ZHENG JINRAN in Beijing 670,000 pute in 1992 with another resi- dent, Zhang Gongshe, which led Guizhou province plans to relo- people to violent scuffles between mem- cate 670,000 people from poverty- from poverty-stricken and bar- bers of the two families. Zhang stricken and barren regions this ren regions in Guizhou province Gongshe’s father, Zhang Chao- year, bringing the total of relocat- will be relocated this year. ming, was rendered unconscious ed people to 1.88 million in four during the fight and died. years, the most in the country, the Zhang Yuxi was later detained provincial government said. erty, the governor added. and prosecuted on a charge of This year, 1.68 million people “We will take multiple measures intentional injury in 1997. nationwide are scheduled to be to help relocated residents get According to the indictment by relocated under the 13th Five-Year jobs or start businesses, and make the local prosecutor, Zhang Yuxi Plan on Relocation for Poverty sure at least one member of the hit Zhang Chaoming’s forehead Alleviation (2016-20), and 40 per- family has a stable income,” she with an iron rake, causing the cent will be in Guizhou. said. older man to fall into a coma and Governor Shen Yiqin told the Gao Fen, a deputy to the provin- Foreign tourists learn to write Spring Festival couplets on a glass bridge in Changsha, Hunan province, later die. provincial people’s congress on cial people’s congress and head of on Tuesday. Couplets are a traditional way to celebrate the holiday. YANG HUAFENG / CHINA NEWS SERVICE Sunday that it would not be an the financial department of Shi- easy job, with the relocations qian county, Tongren — where being equivalent to moving 2,000- more than 700 residents moved in plus residents every day in the 2018 — said, “Relocation is a I have lived as a mountainous province. major step to improve the lives of 91 direct-sellers ordered to review their suspect ... My It also requires massive support residents in mountainous villages, policies to serve the relocated resi- providing them with new houses mother and wife dents, including employment and and better services.” moved away with education, which are also chal- The county has built kindergar- management and marketing practices lenging, Shen said, adding that tens and primary schools near res- my two children. the measures to alleviate poverty, idential communities, the county By LI LEI because of potentially dire social product giants nationwide were After I was released including relocation, are “the top government said, and more ser- [email protected] consequences. probed over complaints they misled priority and the greatest task” this vice centers are expected soon. The companies were urged to consumers about their products or on bail I could only year. Wang Aduo, another legislator, The State Administration for remain on high alert and abide by for engaging in pyramid schemes. seek a living Guizhou will provide 160,000 said that cultural traditions for Market Regulation and the Ministry the law. They were also ordered to Quanjian became the first high elsewhere.” houses for relocated residents this ethic minorities also need protec- of Commerce summoned 91 direct- improve internal management and profile direct-seller probed last year. year, Shen said, adding that more tion “in a bid to better preserve selling enterprises on Tuesday, amid offer channels to handle customer The investigation came after Ding- Zhang Yuxi, who was acquit- than 17 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) is their legacy, and to maintain their a 100-day national crackdown on complaints and requests for returns xiang Doctor, a healthcare informa- ted of a charge of intentional scheduled to support the process. lifestyle in new places”. wrongdoing in the health products or exchanges. tion-sharing platform, accused the injury arising from a fight in Guizhou has aimed high in market that began this month. The direct-sellers were also told company of making huge profits by 1997 fighting poverty in a bid to reach Zhao Yandi and Dong Xianwu in The enterprises were told to to carry out a self-examination in misleading consumers. The chair- the core national goal of lifting all Guiyang contributed to this story. ensure the quality of their products production, sales, customer service man and founder of Quanjian has The local court sentenced people out of poverty by 2020. In and refrain from making exaggerat- and internal management. They been detained, along with 16 Zhang Yuxi to 11 years in prison 2019, a total of 1.1 million resi- Contact the writers at ed claims about their effects, accord- will also face random inspections employees. in 1997 and he appealed. dents are expected to escape pov- [email protected] ing to a media release. organized by the regulators and be The State Administration for In October 1997, the Shangqiu It said unlawful activities are fre- subject to punishment. Market Regulation and 12 other cen- Intermediate People’s Court quently found in the direct-selling The meeting and the crackdown tral government departments ruled that Zhang Yuxi’s case was sector, which has seen rapid devel- came after Tianjin-based Quanjian launched a nationwide crackdown unclear and the evidence was opment in the country, and raise Nature Medicine Technology Devel- on wrongdoing in the health prod- insufficient, and it revoked the serious concerns among the public opment and several other health ucts market on Jan 8. judgment and sent the case back for retrial. In 2001, police detained Zhang Yuxi’s cousin Zhang Shengli in Zhejiang province on charges of Former Jiangxi vice-governor guilty being involved in the fight. The local court found Zhang Shengli was guilty of killing Zhang Chao- of corruption; Party expels ex-mayor ming and sentenced him to 13 years in prison. Zhang Yuxi, who had been held By ZHANG YAN in custody for nine years, was [email protected] released on bail pending trial. Zhang then waited another 18 Li Yihuang, former vice-gover- years — until Saturday, when he nor of Jiangxi province, was con- received a subpoena from the Zhang Yingrong of Danzhai county, Guizhou province, carries victed of bribery, abusing power court ordering him to stand trial newly purchased furniture on Sunday to his new home. He was and misappropriating 147 million on Tuesday. relocated recently. HUANG XIAOHAI / FOR CHINA DAILY yuan ($21.7 million) of public mon- Zheng Xiaojing, Zhang’s ey and was sentenced to 18 years in defense lawyer, said the trial was prison by a court in Anhui province focused on finding out who Briefly on Tuesday. caused Zhang Chaoming’s death, He was also fined 2.2 million and this time their evidence was yuan ($325,900). His illicit gains found to be sufficient. BEIJING FUJIAN will be confiscated and handed “The effective judgment in Emir of Qatar Bus hijacker gets over to the State, according to the 2001 has already proved that Intermediate People’s Court of Zhang Shengli was the only indi- makes state visit death sentence Anqing, Anhui province. vidual involved in the killing of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Qiu Rihui, 49, who hijacked a bus The court said that from 2004 to Zhang Shengli, so we were confi- Hamad al-Thani will pay a state and rammed it into pedestrians, 2017, he took advantage of his posi- dent that Zhang Yuxi is inno- visit to China from Wednesday to killing eight, was sentenced to tion to funnel benefits to enterpris- cent,” the lawyer said. Thursday at the invitation of Presi- death in Fujian province, the Long- es and individuals in business She said the trial being delayed dent Xi Jinping, Foreign Ministry yan Intermediate People’s Court management, stock right transfers Li Yihuang, former vice-governor of Jiangxi province, was sen- for such a long period of time vio- spokesman Lu Kang announced on announced on Tuesday. The inci- and bidding for projects and pro- tenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday for taking bribes. lated the law, and now that Tuesday. The visit will be the emir’s dent happened at about 3:20 pm in motions. He accepted huge bribes, PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Zhang has been acquitted he will second to China as a head of state. the city of Longyan on Dec 25. The amounting to 15.7 million yuan. apply for state compensation. His first visit was in November court sentenced Qiu on Monday For 13 years, he mainly served as Zhang Yuxi told Ynet.com that 2014, during which the two nations for intentional homicide and the general manager and board the Guangdong Commission of he felt very emotional when he upgraded bilateral ties to a strate- endangering public safety. chairman of Jiangxi Copper Corp, 147 Supervision on Tuesday. received the subpoena. gic partnership. general manger and chairman of million yuan It said he lost his ideals and “I have lived as a suspect. Our HUNAN Jiangxi Copper Ltd, and vice-gover- beliefs and betrayed the Party’s farmland has gone. My mother of public money was misappro- HAINAN Man executed for nor of Jiangxi.