Top China graft-buster visited consulate: US
<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/top-china-graft-buster-visited-consulate-us-060617875.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6SLOnr2yhuMKzQ7P5969Mg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/AFP/photo_1328767330398-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The US embassy in Beijing has declined to comment on rumours that a top Chinese official sought asylum" align="left" title="The US embassy in Beijing has declined to comment on rumours that a top Chinese official sought asylum" border="0" /></a>The United States confirmed Thursday that a top official linked to one of China's most high-profile Communist leaders had visited one of its consulates, amid speculation he tried to defect.</p><br clear="all"/>
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