Liquor project in China's Shanxi halted by corruption crackdown

Work is halted at the construction site for a humongous plant to make Chinese "baijiu," a strong distilled spirit regarded as a luxury, in Luliang, Shanxi Province, as seen in this photo taken on Feb. 11, 2015, after senior local officials and industry leaders involved were detained amid the Chinese government leadership's crackdown on corruption. The plant had been a main project in the province's economic reform to rid itself of dependence on the coal mining industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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