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In China, the police arrested criminals of various occupations every day, for example, a worker or a farmer, but they have never arrested a famous movie star.

In July 2002, the police arrested Liu Xiaoqing (刘晓庆), one of China's most famous film actress, on charges of tax evasion. The unprecedented action shocked everyone.

Tax evasion was very common in China's entertainment industry, and almost all actors/actresses had similar problems. Why did the police only grasped Liu?

We heard several rumors about the reason. One of them was: Liu refused President Jiang Zemin's flirtation. I didn't believe this sensational hearsay.