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Nature Medicine 13, 889 (2007)
Published online: 31 August 2007 | doi:10.1038/nm0807-889
Executed Chinese drug czar corrupted by system, observers say
David Cyranoski1
- Tokyo
Abstract
Zheng Xiaoyu tried to reform a chaotic system.
On 10 July, six weeks after sentencing Zheng Xiaoyu, the former chief of its food and drug regulatory agency, for taking bribes, China executed him.The shocking move was a symbol of China's efforts to get past scandals surrounding the agency's approval of counterfeit medicines that have killed dozens.
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