China reporter 'confesses' to story fabrication on TV

A Chinese journalist has confessed on state television that he accepted bribes for fabricating stories about a construction company he accused of fraud.

Chen Yongzhou wrote several articles for the Guangdong-based New Express newspaper alleging financial irregularities at a construction-equipment company called Zoomlion.

Damian Grammaticas reports from Beijing.

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