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American boss held hostage in China returns to US

July 6, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press MIAMI, Florida (AP) — An American executive held hostage for nearly a week by his company’s Chinese workers in a pay dispute said on June 28 from his Florida home that he was held for ransom and that he paid nearly half a million dollars for his freedom.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, AP, Beijing, China, Chinese, Chip Starnes, Coral Springs, Florida-based Specialty Medical Supplies, Miami, Mumbai, NBC, US, Vol 32 No 28 | July 6 - July 12

US boss held hostage by Beijing workers

June 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Louise Watt The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — An American executive said June 24 that he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages like those given to 30 co-workers in a phased-out department.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Beijing June, China, Chinese, Chip Starnes, Christian Murck, Coral Springs, Florida-based Specialty Medical Supplies, India, Mumbai, Nolan Barkhouse, Vol 32 No 27 | June 29 - July 5

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