Businessmen say China abuses them

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Several Taiwanese businessmen who work in China condemned the Chinese authorities yesterday for apparently condoning crimes against them.

The businessmen spoke of their tribulations at a news conference held at the Legislative Yuan by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chang Ching-fang (???).

They said China was a country rife with obscure laws and many well-intended Taiwanese business-people had seen their investments stolen or confiscated. They appealed to the Chinese government to address cases involving Taiwanese with fairness and impartiality.

At the news conference, Lin Chih-sheng (???) said that he invested a great deal of money in 1993 to build four schools in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. Before 2000, the authorities in Chengdu declared the buildings illegal and confiscated them all.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/02/17/2003099072

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