Chinese journalist who exposed corruption wins Magsaysay award

A Chinese investigative journalist whose work led to the ouster of corrupt officials is among this year's six recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards, often regarded as Asia's version of the Nobel Prize. Hu Shuli was recognized as editor-in-chief of the Beijing-based, multi-platform Ciaxin Media Group that has exposed corporate fraud and government corruption, including the sale-for-adoption of children who were seized by family planning officials in Hunan province, the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in the Philippines announced.

Read the story in WRAL.

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