China wife sues after discovering late husband’s affair, US$2.8 million transfer to mistress

A Chinese woman was shocked to discover that her late husband had engaged in a seven-year affair and had transferred nearly 20 million yuan (US$3 million) to his mistress. The discovery prompted the cheated-on wife to file a lawsuit to reclaim the amount. The woman, surnamed Shen from Shanghai, married her husband, surnamed Jin, in July 1999. The couple had a son and a daughter. Jin died in May 2022, by which time the couple had been married for more than 20 years. Their ages have not been...