China's legendary 'Crazy Yang' oil trader dies

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By Chen Aizhu BEIJING (Reuters) - Legendary Chinese oil trader "Crazy Yang" Qinglong, who started China's oil business with Iran in the 1990s and was renowned as a hard-drinker who bear-hugged Iranian officials, has died, said company officials and former acquaintances. "He's a legend, a tough man, a man of perseverance," said an oil industry executive who plans to attend Yang's funeral at his hometown in southwestern Yunnan province. "You can hardly find a second such Chinese official who achieved what Yang has achieved. ...

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