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Earlier in September, Dong Zhengwei, a lawyer in Beijing, won his lawsuit against the National Railway Administration (NRA) over high ticket refund fees.

China Railway Corp. announced in August 2013 that the fee for a refunded ticket was to rise from 5 percent of the ticket's original cost to 20 percent for tickets returned 24 hours or less before the scheduled departure time. During the Spring Festival travel rush, the fee would be 20 percent of the cost, no matter when passengers returned their tickets.

Dong demanded the NRA, which is responsible for overseeing the corporation, publicize all information related to ticket refund fees. After the NRA refused to do so, he took the administration to court in April. The NRA was ordered by the court to reconsider Dong's request.

Dong, born in 1973 in central China's Henan Province, has been active in legal actions regarding consumer rights, anti-monopoly drives and the disclosure of government information.