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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Simina Mistreanu

China executes man for poisoning billionaire linked to Netflix's '3 Body Problem'

China-Execution-Poisoning - (Chinatopix)

Chinese authorities have executed a man convicted of using poison to kill a billionaire gaming tycoon linked to the Netflix adaptation of “The Three-Body Problem” over a professional dispute, local media reported Tuesday.

Xu Yao was found guilty of killing Lin Qi, the founder of the Shanghai-based Yoozoo Games, which holds the film adaptation rights for the blockbuster science-fiction trilogy known by the title of its first book, “The Three-Body Problem.”

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