From Rural Youth To Business Tycoon &Nbsp; Revealing Lai Changxing's History Of Alternative Struggle

July 23rd, "Xiamen." Yuanhua Lai Changxing, the principal criminal, was sent back to the country. He had escaped the sanction of the law many times in the years of dealing with the law, but this time he was no longer lucky.

Alternative struggle

Lai Changxing was born in 1958. Among the 8 brothers and sisters, the seventh is the seventh. In the memory of the villagers, when Lai lived in three rooms in the seventy or eighty houses of the ancestral home, he was "very crowded". In the impression of Lai Changxing himself, poverty has always been the memory of his hometown for his own childhood.

Like other rural kids, Lai Changxing went to school late and didn't enter the school gate until he was 9 years old. Lai Changxing in his childhood showed different economic brains from his peers. Childhood playmate Lai Yong recalls that when he was in primary school, Lai Changxing sold fried bread sticks, Baozi and popsicles together with him. He also bought fruit from the fruit growers and sold them to the passers-by on the highway. As for Lai Changxing's economic mind, his brother called it "to make money from an early age".

After graduating from primary school in 1973, he first planted his family in a position. Then he went with his brother to the army for more than a year and then went to Quanzhou to dig holes. After the project was completed, Lai Changxing returned to the burning house and worked with 5 villagers to run a small auto parts factory. Hundreds of people came out, and several people were both bosses and workers. As a result, he completed his first investment in life.

After one or two years in the auto parts factory, he set up a stove and set up a textile machinery factory. In the meantime, he met his future wife, Minna, who became a right-hand man of Lai Changxing's future business. The establishment of textile machinery factory caught up with the development trend of the imported processing economy after the reform and opening up, which brought huge business opportunities for Lai Changxing's factory. After that, he set up printing factories and umbrella factories one after another, and accumulated the first wealth in his life.

However, what really touches him is not the existing industry, but the huge profits brought by the reselling of electronic products. At that time, almost all the customers in the country went to the southern coastal cities with cash and looked for possible sources of goods. Lai Changxing, who was thought to be "flexible" from an early age, found that smuggling profits were huge in the smuggling front of stone lions.

After being convinced that he had found the most suitable way to become rich, Lai Changxing left Xiamen with a $4 million asset and went to Hongkong shortly afterwards. Mass smuggling was then launched.

In 1999, China began to crack down on smuggling crime on a large scale. Lai Changxing was found to have international smuggling under the name of Xiamen Yuanhua company. The total amount of smuggled goods amounted to about 50000000000 yuan, and the tax evasion amounted to more than 30 billion yuan. And its life in the country has been rich and corrupt. It has become a negative textbook for warning officials not to be corrupt and corrupt.

12 years in exile

After the 1999 incident, Lai Changxing, who was stricken like a lost dog, fled to Canada and began more than 10 years' exile life.

In the early days of escaping, Lai Changxing was still generous in Canada and had spent about 1300000 Canadian dollars (nearly 8 million yuan) on a 1000 square meter garden house in West 57 street, Vancouver. Accustomed to dog and dog's voice, and his days of entertainment, his entertainment life will not be lonely and lonely. Familiar with the situation, Lai Changxing repeatedly visited the casino in Chinatown of Vancouver and Broadway Street in western area for gambling. At the Niagara Casino, he lost 4.5 million Canadian dollars (about HK $about 3000000) in just a month. He didn't even blink.

Such a life lasted until November 2001. The Canadian Immigration Bureau arrested Lai Changxing and his wife on illegal immigration. Until June 2002, two people were granted conditional release.

Judging from the outside world, Lai Changxing lived like a "Red Mansion" because he had just arrived in Canada and had misjudged the situation and thought that he could make peace. But Lai Changxing responded by saying that he had to play in the casino in the daytime to get rid of his fear, so he could return to the hotel in the evening to call the domestic people to know the progress of the case. "Especially in the first two months, I heard a lot of bad news every day, saying that it is impossible to be afraid, but I do not want to think much, so I have to go to the casino to paralyze myself." Lai Changxing admitted that in Canada's 10 years of escape from life, heavy psychological pressure made him mentally and physically exhausted, and his spirit nearly collapsed.

In connection with the outside world, Lai Changxing has been emphasizing his life is plain. "I usually have nothing to do except watch TV or surf the Internet. Lai Changxing said he likes watching news, TV series and big parties. "I don't understand English. I watch Chinese TV."

In addition to entertainment, Lai Changxing says his eating habits are also very simple. He usually does some home cooking at home. "I like to eat sweet potato gruel." He stressed, "as long as there are sweet potato gruel and salted fish, I feel very satisfied." Lai Changxing himself planted Taiwan garlic. "I used to eat in my old home in Fujian, but it was hard to buy it in the market in Canada. So I especially borrowed a piece of land from my friend's home in the backyard. {page_break}

Go into a cul-de-sac

When Lai Changxing stepped out of the Capital International Airport in July 23, 2011 and set foot on this familiar and strange land, the first suspect of the Xiamen smuggling case, which was once a sensation, finally realized that he was faced with not only the iron rule of "wide net of law, but the unyielding rule", and the resolute and willpower of the Chinese government to resolutely crack down on criminal offences.

It can be said that it is not easy for Lai Changxing to reveal from bad deeds to Canada and then to be sent back to accept legal sanction, but a game involving multiple interests. It has been more than ten years since Lai Changxing fled to Canada in 1999. He has been arrested and brought to justice. Among them, there are reasons why he constantly appeals for delay, such as "shamelessly" behavior and "no extradition of capital punishment". Even if there are so many interference factors and the international environment is so complicated, we can still realize the efforts of the Chinese government in this "cat and mouse".

In 1999, the central government set up a task force, which cracked the "People's Republic of China first economic case" - Xiamen Yuanhua smuggling case. During this period, more than 600 people involved were examined, of which nearly 300 were prosecuted for criminal responsibility, and the Chinese government's determination to crack down on economic crimes was unshackled. But as the main suspect Lai Changxing fled Canada, the struggle between justice and evil, law and crime is far from over.

In 2005, under the close scrutiny of the Chinese government and the careful scrutiny of the relevant departments of Canada, Lai Changxing's identity of "refugee" was negated, which removed a major obstacle for Lai Changxing's eventual repatriation.

In 2009, Canadian Prime Minister Harper began his icebreaking trip. During the talks between President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Prime Minister Harper, China still asked the Canadian side to repatriate Lai Changxing as soon as possible and settle related cases. In the same year, after Lai Changxing obtained the Canadian labor certificate, the Chinese government also gave the Canadian side the first time to express its wish to repatriate Lai Changxing to accept the Chinese law trial and put forward solemn representations.

On 2011, when Chinese leaders visited Canada to attend the twenty nation summit, the Chinese foreign ministry asked the Canadian side to repatriate Lai Changxing, the leading suspect in the Xiamen Yuanhua smuggling case, to return to the country for trial.

Finally, this kind of effort has brought about today's achievement - Lai Changxing was sent back to China to accept the sanction of Chinese law.

"Escape without escape" may be the best way to interpret Lai Changxing's mood at this time, and only the failure of people standing on the opposite side of the state and people can be achieved. However, this battle is far from over. There are still many "Lai Changxing" escaping abroad, and efforts to fight crime still need to be continued.

Lai Changxing's speculation

Lin Xin, an international criminal law professor of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, recently interviewed that Lai Changxing must apply the criminal legal system of China after the repatriation. He may face more than eighty-seventh years' imprisonment. According to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of the criminal procedure law on limitation of action, "the maximum statutory sentence is life imprisonment and death penalty, and no longer prosecuted after twenty years." Therefore, "Xiamen Yuanhua smuggling case" should also be in the prosecution period, the previous criminal proceedings interrupted with the return of Lai Changxing's repatriation.

Qu Xinjiu, a professor at the school of criminal justice of China University of Political Science and Law, said that the criminal law amendment (eight), which began in May 1st this year, has abolished the death penalty for 13 economic crimes. 4 of the 7 death penalty charges have been abolished, including the crime of smuggling ordinary goods. Whether it is a crime of bribery or smuggling of ordinary goods, the highest penalty for these two counts is life imprisonment, so Lai Changxing can not be sentenced to death, at most is life imprisonment.

Commitment not to impose death penalty

On February 13, 2007, deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Gan Yisheng, told a news conference that Lai Changxing was a criminal fugitive wanted by Interpol. Our country has promised not to sentence Lai Changxing to death, including not to punish him for immediate execution and suspension of execution. This law is very clear.

In March 13, 2007, when Ni Shouming, a spokesman for the Supreme People's court, visited Xinhua, he said that the promise not to sentence Lai Changxing to death is a necessary condition for international cooperation to arrest Lai Changxing. This practice has nothing to do with the fairness of the judiciary. The spokesman said that China's repatriation of Lai Changxing from Canada will face two options: to make a commitment to repatriate, or to refuse to commit itself and to give up repatriation.

As to whether Lai Changxing will be ill treated after coming back, he explained that China ratified the International Convention against torture in 1988 and solemnly promised to ban all forms of torture. Gan Yisheng emphasized that Lai Changxing would be sentenced to death and ill treatment after returning to China without any basis.

Foreign media commentary

The globe and mail: China often launches an anti-corruption campaign. If Lai Changxing is successfully repatriated, the case will become a weapon for China's propaganda.

Der Spiegel, Germany: the Chinese government has always regarded corrupt officials as the number one enemy of the country. Corrupt officials especially like to flee to the United States and Canada. Lai Changxing will be a milestone for the Chinese government to crack down on escaping corrupt people.

British Reuters: the news that Lai Changxing may be repatriated has been widely welcomed in China. The public hopes to block loopholes in corrupt officials' escape. They generally hate corruption, especially those who are fleeing abroad to evade punishment by law.

Lai Changxing

Born in Jinjiang, Fujian, in the 15th day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar 1958.

In 1970s, he went to Hongkong to steal business.

In June 1991, "Yuanhua International Co., Ltd." was registered in Hongkong.

In early 1994, "Xiamen Yuanhua Group Co., Ltd." was set up to start large-scale smuggling activities.

In August 1999, Lai Changxing fled to Canada with his family. Refusing to leave Canada after the expiry of the visa and triggering the longest time for a refugee application lawsuit in Canadian history.

Xiamen Yuanhua case

According to relevant information, Xiamen's Yuanhua smuggling case has huge amount of money involved, long handling time and large scale, involving a wide range of cases. It is known as the first economic case in People's Republic of China, causing widespread concern at home and abroad.

The Prime Minister of the case is Lai Changxing, chairman of Xiamen Yuanhua group. Since its establishment in 1994, Yuanhua group has been involved in smuggling activities for 5 years, from 1996 to the incident. The total value of smuggled goods is 53 billion yuan, and the evasion of tax is RMB 30 billion yuan, resulting in a total loss of 83 billion yuan.