BEIJING: A Chinese official who tried to save his shoes by taking a piggyback during a flood has lost his job instead, reports said Monday, the latest example of Internet users holding bureaucrats to account.
It is the second time in a year that a ruling Communist Party official has been sacked after photos showed him riding on another person through a flooded area.
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