Chinese officials ‘bought corpses’ to meet cremation quota

Quotas were introduced to preserve land for farming and development, but have angered local residents

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Two officials in China have been arrested for allegedly buying corpses in order to meet their state-mandated cremation targets.

They reportedly bought several bodies from a grave robber and are believed to have paid between £150 and £300 per corpse.

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