Rajan Bharti Mittal, chief of this operation, says his two biggest headaches are shortages of skilled workers and affordable land.

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EBay sent a German manager to lead the China operation and brought in a chief technology officer from the United States.

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Seven people have been charged in relation to the operation, including former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, Sun chief reporter John Kay and Ministry of Defence employee Bettina Jordan-Barber.

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