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Lie's 'Little Business'

Charles Burton was posted to the embassy in Beijing when the news broke. More than 150 officials face charges for their alleged ties to lie. Several were sentenced to death, including China's deputy police chief. Lie lost his refugee case, and he appealed. But after 12 years, Canada deported him back to China. The Communist Party made a show of it. He was sentenced to life in prison.

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