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Plains, trains and uncommon zeal: China’s varied landscapes photographed via railways that traverse them

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Since leaving full-time employment in 2015 – a seven-year, post-university stint as an accountant for professional services network Deloitte – Wang’s interest in railways, and photographing them, has morphed from a hobby into his raison d’être. Photographer Wang Lu. He spends three to five months of every year travelling to photograph railway scenes in China. … Read more

China’s corruption busters shame city boss for wasting US$21 billion on vanity projects that failed and ran up heavy debts

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He was placed under investigation in March 2023 and stripped of his party membership and official positions in November 2023 by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s top corruption agency. The commission, the country’s top anti-corruption body, attacked him for “showing off” with overambitious projects that wasted public money and caused severe environmental … Read more