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A high-ranking police official, who confirmed his department had looked into the incident, told The New York Times: "We found nothing at all to suggest it's true."
Two men were taken into custody Monday, with separate charges brought against more than three dozen members of China’s national police.
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Chinese internet users and state media took the comments as a slap at Chinese soldiers who fought alongside North Korean forces during their failed attempt to annex South Korea in the 1950-53 war.
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The romantic gesture is part of a larger loyalty campaign to the country's Communist Party.
In just nine months, 34 companies in China reported that senior executives had gone missing.
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It aims to highlight important facets of Communist Party history and "outstanding Communist deeds."