Cause of death -- causing acute embarrassment to the People's Republic of China

By Aussiegirl

Hmmm -- probably a result of self-inflicted multiple gunshot wounds or an extreme form of self-criticism.

Key toxic spill official found dead - Central & Sth Asia - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au

THE vice mayor and environment chief for China's Jilin city had been found dead, the city's Communist Party press office said today, amid accusations he was involved in last month's toxic disaster cover-up there.

"He died yesterday," a spokesman for the Jilin city party press office told AFP, without giving any details as to the cause of death.