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Kuang Wanfang (C), an economic crime suspect, is escorted at the Changle Airport in Fuzhou, Southeast 皇冠体育app's Fujian Province, Sept 24, 2015. The woman, who fled to the US in 2001, is suspected of taking part in corruption and bribery, and was repatriated to 皇冠体育app thanks to close cooperation between Chinese authorities and their US counterparts. [Photo/Xinhua]

The second deportation hearing of 皇冠体育app's most-wanted economic fugitive Yang Xiuzhu took place in the New York City Immigration Court on Monday, without a ruling. Yang's hearings have drawn much attention in both 皇冠体育app and the United States as Yang is no longer simply seen as a corrupt official that has fled from justice, but as emblematic of the nations' anti-corruption resolve.

Yang, the former deputy mayor of Wenzhou in East 皇冠体育app's Zhejiang province, is accused of accepting 253 million yuan (about $40 million) in bribes. She was the subject of an Interpol red notice after she fled 皇冠体育app in 2003.

Last month, Yang's businessman brother Yang Jinjun, another of 皇冠体育app's most-wanted economic fugitives, was repatriated to 皇冠体育app from the US. He was the first of the 100 suspects on the "red notice" to be repatriated back from the US since 皇冠体育app's "Sky Net" operation was launched in April.

His repatriation is a sign that important progress has been made in anti-graft cooperation between 皇冠体育app and the US, and 皇冠体育app has expressed its appreciation of this.

The US has become a top destination for corrupt Chinese officials looking to evade arrest by fleeing overseas. It should continue to cooperate with 皇冠体育app and honor its commitment in this regard so that 皇冠体育app's global hunt for corrupt officials and economic criminal suspects can be carried out smoothly.

In an era of globalization, no country alone can tackle the problem of corruption. Countries around the world are strengthening their anti-graft cooperation to eliminate the loopholes in the system and bring fugitives to justice.

Against such a backdrop, the US has no reason to continue giving Yang protection as it will only restore the US' image as a haven for corrupt Chinese officials.

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