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Beijing Morning Post: Man jailed for Qing Dynasty scam

April 2nd, 2007 · 5 Comments

Reprinted in the China Daily today:

A senior citizen who sold fake craftworks has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in Beijing.
Jiang Yinglong, who came to Beijing in 2003 claimed his goods were original royal artefacts of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Jiang began his cheating to pay for treatment of his illness. In April [...]

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