This adulterous relationship of two married Chinese people maybe of interest to political scientists or those who are disturbed by the level of corruption in China, but to me, I was intrigued by how two married people have an affair in China. Yi Junqing is 54 years old and a powerful Communist while Chang Yan was 34 year old ambitious woman who initially used her charms in addition to Swarovski baubles, Hugo Boss cologne and US$8,000 in cash in bribes to get a permanent job with the Government. Since the old dude was also obsessed with sushi, sake, and lunch dates with his lover, she indulged him in the hope that she will get what she wanted. Well, it turned out that this Communist party official was addicted to such gifts and sexual favors from women, so when Ms. Yan found out that he had other lovers as well and was simply using her, she decided to blackmail him if he did not bribe her back with $50,000. When that did not happen either -- oh the corrupt Chinese -- she decided to write a long article online, and since Commies are less about honesty and more about image, they finally fired him.
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