Hubei province

Chinese football officials given long jail terms over corruption scandal

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A number of senior Chinese sports officials have been jailed for corruption, including a former chairman of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) who was given a life sentence. The sentences are the result of an investigation into sports corruption that began in 2022 and has snared a number of senior figures. As well as the … Read more

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