Beijing Mayor Steps Down Amid Criticism

Mayor Guo Jinlong and one of his vice mayors, Ji Lin, resigned amid criticism from local residents about how authorities handled the flooding disaster in Beijing.
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Beijing Mayor Steps Down Amid Criticism
Guo Jinlong at the 11th Beijing Municipal Congress of the Communist Party of China on July 3, 2012 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
7/26/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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Guo Jinlong at the 11th Beijing Municipal Congress of the Communist Party of China on July 3, 2012 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)