Chang an lo biography examples

In front of him, lobster sashimi. To his left, fat braised chunks of abalone. To his right, a massive bowl of shark fin soup with angel-hair rice noodles.

Bamboo union

Chang is one of the most wanted men in Taiwan, sought by the island's criminal investigation division for the past four years for alleged involvement in organized crime as a leader of the Bamboo Union gang, a mafia-like organization that claims 15, members. He has already served seven years in three U. But in China he walks free.

Although his activities might be anathema to officials on Taiwan and even in Beijing, the Chinese capital, here in Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong, his ties to Taiwan and to potential dealmakers and smugglers abroad make him a potential ally to the rich and the aspirant rich alike. Chang's presence underscores an uncomfortable issue in a rapidly changing China -- ties between organized crime figures and the Communist Party.

Much has been written about the nexus in Russia of organized crime figures and the oligarchs who grabbed much of the wealth after the fall of communism. China faces the same issues, although its Communist Party remains in control of the country. The ties were dramatized last week when an official Chinese newspaper reported that Mu Suixin, the mayor of Shenyang, a major city in northeastern China, was under investigation for his links to Asian gangs called triads.