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laresSat 17/09/11 11:14

"A pharmaceutical company builds its own Versailles"

"Crystal chandeliers, gilded wall moldings, grand pianos and reproductions of the great masters… Welcome to Harbin Pharmaceutical Group.

The group, with is one of China's main public pharmaceutical companies, has published photos of its new headquarters, located in the city of Harbin in the country's northeast. This grandiose building was modelled on the style of France's Versailles castle, built under King Louis the XIV four centuries ago.

This modern castle's ostentatious luxury has caused quite a stir among Chinese Web users – many of whom were already critical of the Harbin group for the environmental offences it has committed as well as the high cost of its medications. According to one of our Observers, Sui, these photos were taken down from the company's site after they were hacked. The site was attacked on Sunday, but according to our Observer, the photos had already been removed beforehand."

"Harbin Pharmaceutical Group is a state-owned enterprise. Li Xiaomeng, a journalist from CCTV state television, used the microblogging site Weibo to remind her readers that public companies' profits are only taxed 5% (compared to 25% for private companies). She added that these companies are not accountable to the Chinese people."

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