Celebrating Chairman Mao Zedong is not a crime in China, unless you happen to do it with the help of a pure gold statue of the former Chinese leader.
Chinese media reported late on Tuesday that police raided the home of Lieutenant General Gu Junshan, former deputy head of the People’s Liberation Army general logistics department, in connection with one of the most serious military corruption scandals to come to light in years.
Caixin, a well-respected magazine, said 20 paramilitary police spent two nights from Sunday removing four truck loads of items from the general’s family home in Henan province, including the Mao statue, a gold wash basin and a gold model boat.