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Former Chinese finance minister Jin Renqing died after a fire broke out in his home in western Beijing on Friday night, according to Chinese media reports. He was 77. State broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday that a fire started in the flat on Yuyuantan South Road in Haidian district at around 11.47pm. The address is known to be a residential area for retired senior Finance Ministry cadres. It neighbours the Diaoyutai diplomatic complex and a restricted military zone. Firefighters extinguished the flames after midnight and an elderly occupant was rushed to Fuxing Hospital, where efforts to revive him failed. Citing...
