Word: zheng
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Dates: during 1984-1984
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...become the nation's most precious commodity, those who control housing permits and those in the construction business wield inordinate power. Numerous blocks of apartments have remained empty for months while different groups bickered over how to divide the spoils. Some officials have made a killing in the confusion. Zheng Suzhi, party secretary in Zhejiang province, blithely canceled more than $200,000 in debts owed the state by some Hong Kong merchants, who had bought apartments in China. Zheng was rewarded by the beneficiaries with an invitation to Hong Kong and $6,000 worth of electronic equipment. When his racket...
...Customs Service has not publicly accused Zheng of being a Chinese government agent, but investigators privately say strong evidence points to that conclusion...
...defendants include three U.S. citizens of Chinese descent: Kuang-shin Lin, 38, of Lincroft, N.J.; Kwong Allen Yeung, 34, of Cortland, N.Y.; and David Tsai, 30, of New York City. Also charged are two Hong Kong residents: Da-chuan Zheng, 41, and his sister-in-law Jing-li Zhang...
...Angeles that Lin, a technical supervisor for AT&T Information Systems in New Jersey, had been asking about the availability of transverse-wave-tube amplifiers. Following that lead, an undercover customs agent telephoned Lin and set the sting in motion. The person who agreed to provide the money was Zheng, who is believed to be a citizen of China...
...arrest of Zheng and his companions may indicate that Peking is far from satisfied with the products it can get through legal channels...