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The harsh 嚴厲 punishment 處罰 for Zheng Xiaoyu comes as Beijing is taking steps (taking steps 怎解? doing steps?take 解拿,很難解成做!) to deal with 處理 a series of domestic 國內 and overseas 國外scandals 醜聞 involving unsafe Chinese food products 產品.
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The above English was written from ATV Main News at 19:30. You may revise it if you like. Thanks