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CX Daily: How Profit-Driven Law Enforcement Can Kill Businesses

Published: Dec. 31  10:04 a.m.  GMT+8
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A year-long campaign addressing profit-driven law enforcement in Zhejiang identified more than 17,000 cases of business assets being improperly seized and held for more than two years
A year-long campaign addressing profit-driven law enforcement in Zhejiang identified more than 17,000 cases of business assets being improperly seized and held for more than two years

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Cover Story: How profit-driven law enforcement can kill businesses

In June 2023, a businessman from Jiangsu, in eastern China, was taken from his home by two police officers from a distant province who claimed they needed his assistance with an investigation. During the journey, the man, surnamed Shen, was pressed by the officers to hand over money and valuables. Confused and alarmed, he managed to escape by leaping from the car as it passed through Zhejiang province. He immediately contacted the local police.

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