Caixin magazine reported that Guo Guangchang
Anticorruption Campaign in China Snares Former Top Party Official
Chinese prosecutors have charged Ling Jihua with taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abuse of power, according to Xinhua.
Chinese Corruption Gets House of Cards Treatment with Communist Mini-Series
State-sanctioned TV drama will focus on the Communist Party’s resolve to eradicate corruption.
The NYRB China Archive
04.04.16
Crackdown in China: Worse and Worse
from New York Review of Books“
As a liberal, I no longer feel I have a future in China,” a prominent Chinese think tank head in the process of moving abroad recently lamented in private. Such refrains are all too familiar these days as educated Chinese...
Caixin Media
03.23.16
Fall of Shanghai’s Utilities Chief Unravels Web of Corruption
A graft probe into the head of a state-run utilities firm in Shanghai put investigators on the trail of two top local government officials, people with knowledge of the matter say.
Feng Jun, the former general manager of...
China Corruption Crackdown ‘Netted 300,000 in 2015’
China's ruling Communist Party says it punished nearly 300,000 officials last year for corruption.
China’s Xi Jinping Puts Loyalty to the Test at Congress
President focuses on party discipline, as corruption crackdown has unsettled Chinese officials.
Caixin Media
02.29.16
Former Energy Official Says Police Tortured Him into Confessing
A former deputy director of National Energy Administration (NEA) on trial for taking bribes has pleaded not guilty because he says the charges are based on a false confession that was extracted via torture and intimidation,...
Ex-Official in China Blames Torture for Graft Confession
A former high-level Chinese energy official accused of receiving bribes said that he was tortured into confessing to the crime.
Where Are All the Women in China’s Anticorruption Campaign?
Women make up just over 2 percent of the “tigers” brought down by corruption.
Wang Qishan, China’s Anti-Corruption Tsar
The anti-corruption drive has been the central policy of this administration and its duration and severity have surprised almost everyone, not least the bureaucrats who have been its primary targets.
China Vows to Keep High Pressure on Corruption
The Communist Party of China will maintain a heavy-handed approach against corruption, “with unabated forces and unchanging rhythm.”
Culture
01.05.16
In ‘Mr. Six,’ China’s Changing and Staying the Same
from China Film InsiderPlaying an aging gangster railing against the “little punks” who kidnapped his son in Beijing, Feng Xiaogang gives a solid performance as the title character of Mr. Six: a gravel-throated vigilante shaken when his go-it-...
China's Alibaba Pictures Ousts Senior Board Member After Graft Allegations
The company hasn't been able to contact the former Tencent executive since he was detained by authorities in July.
Monthly Data Details China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
Data “supports the hypothesis that the pace of the corruption crackdown has slowed in quantity, but that the investigators are having more success in gaining prosecutions.”
Reports: China Tycoon Appears at Event After Disappearance
The chairman of the Chinese conglomerate said he was assisting an official investigation after he disappeared for a day last week.
China’s Anti-Corruption Cases Have Quadrupled Since 2013
In Chinese business and political circles, conversations frequently return to a familiar question: When will President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign end?
How China’s Anti-Corruption Drive Is Hurting Growth
Chinese authorities' anti-corruption campaign has knocked between 1 percent and 1.5 percent off the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
Bribery Confession in China Calls Into Question Integrity of College Admissions
In a country where cash and connections rule, one bastion of meritocracy, it was thought, remained: admission to a university.
Yiyi Lu: Rebuilding the Communist Party
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s effort to clean up politics in the country is generally known as an “anticorruption campaign.”
China’s corruption crackdown is so vast, top officials from every single province have been nabbed
The corruption campaign has finally spread to every province in the country.
Shanghai Stock Exchange Vice Chairman Investigated
China’s anti-corruption campaign pushed further into the financial sector with a government notice Friday that a vice chairman of the stock market regulatory agency is under investigation.
China Corruption Fight Extends to Top Officials in Beijing and Shanghai
President Xi Jinping’s sweeping crackdown on corruption has claimed senior officials in China’s two largest cities.
China Softens Tactics in Global Hunt for Corruption Fugitives
China has changed tactics in its global man-hunt for fugitives wanted at home for corruption.
Can Xi Jinping Control China’s Wave of Change?
“Party tightens grip on dissenting voices,” headlined the South China Morning Post on Friday.
China Golf: Communist Party Bans Club Membership
Extravagant eating and drinking, and abuse of power, are also formally banned.
Caixin Media
10.13.15
Insider Trading Is Hindering Development of Stock Market
A series of investigations into apparent market violations emerged after the recent stock market turmoil, bringing down Zhang Yujun, an assistant chairman at the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC); Cheng Boming, general...
Caixin Media
10.06.15
Authorities Should Do More to Protect China’s Lawyers
A Communist Party group led by General Secretary Xi Jinping that was established to spearhead reform efforts finished a document on September 15 addressing the plight of lawyers. A day later, top judicial authorities, including...
China’s Xi Jinping Changes the Odds in Macau
If there’s one skill that the U.S. gambling moguls who staked their futures here have mastered it’s calculating the odds.
China to the U.S.: Return Our Fugitives
China has launched campaigns dubbed "Operation Foxhunt" and "Operation Skynet," aimed at returning suspected criminals from abroad to stand trial at home.
He Said What? China's Xi Jinping Makes 'House of Cards' Joke
Xi Jinping did something unusual, almost unheard of, for a Chinese President: He cracked a joke. In public.
China Hails U.S. Repatriation of Corruption Fugitive
The repatriation of Yang Jinjun marked the first time that China has succeeded in getting a wanted corruption suspectback from the U.S.
Obama Administration Warns Beijing About Covert Agents Operating in U.S.
The warning reflects escalating anger in Washington about intimidation tactics used by the agents.
The NYRB China Archive
08.13.15
China: The Superpower of Mr. Xi
from New York Review of BooksIn the almost one-hundred-year existence of the Chinese Communist Party (C.C.P.), its current general secretary, Xi Jinping, is only the second leader clearly chosen by his peers. The first was Mao Zedong. Both men beat out the...
Wealthy Brother of Top Chinese Corruption Suspect Lived Quiet Life in California
Jason Wang was a golf enthusiast and was memorably friendly, neighbors said.
Conversation
08.05.15
Should the U.S. Extradite Chinese Wanted by Beijing?
This week, The New York Times reported that Chinese officials have asked the U.S....
Environment
08.05.15
High-Ranking Retired Environmental Protection Official Mired in Corruption Probe
from chinadialogueRetired Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) Vice Minister Zhang Lijun has run afoul of the ongoing corruption crackdown, becoming the highest-ranking environmental official yet to be investigated.
On Thursday, China’s anti-...
China Seeks Businessman Said to Have Fled to U.S., Further Straining Ties
Ling Wancheng is the younger brother of Ling Jihua, who for years held a post akin to that of the White House chief of staff.
Guo Boxiong Expelled From Chinese Communist Party in Bid to Reform Military
The military has been a core focus of President Xi Jinping's campaign against official corruption.
China Probes Senior Xinjiang Security Official For Graft
A deputy regional security chief and former head of the prison system, Xie Hui, in Xinjiang has been put under investigation for suspected corruption.
Understanding Xi Jinping’s ‘Key Minority’
Xi’s renewed attention to the performance of county leaders shows that he is relying on local officials to play a pivotal role in implementing his program.
One-Time Aide to China’s Ex-President Accused of Corruption
Party investigators accuse Ling Jihua, 58, once aide to former President Hu Jintao, of accepting bribes and illegally obtaining party and state secrets.
Xi Warns China Military Amid Anti-Corruption Purge
Xi delivered the stern message to the home unit of Xu Caihou, formerly one of China’s highest ranking generals, arrested last year for bribery scandal.
Why is China's Female Prison Population Growing?
Women comprise just 6.3% of China's prison population. If trends continue, within five years, China will imprison more women than the United States.
China Military Says Two More top Officers Probed for Graft
Serving and retired Chinese military officers have said military graft is so pervasive it could undermine China's ability to wage war.
Media
06.11.15
Zhou Yongkang’s Mask of Fear Falls Quietly Away
Zhou Yongkang—erstwhile oil czar, former chief of China’s dreaded state security apparatus, a man once swaggering and fit enough to perform 50 to 100 pushups in front of...
Media
05.26.15
Weighing Mao’s Legacy in China Today
At the May 21 Asia Society event ChinaFile Presents: Does Xi Jinping Represent a Return to the Politics of the...
INFOGRAPHIC: China's Wanted 100
Beijing's anti-graft watchdog released on April 22 a detailed list of 100 fugitives it wants to extradite back to China as part of its "Sky Net" anti-graft operation.
Wang Qishan Highlights Party Discipline in Anti-Corruption Effort
Wang pledged to enhance institutional innovation and let discipline take the lead in the anti-graft campaign.
Forced Disappearances, Brutality, and Communist China’s Politics of Fear
Low-ranking officials are in a state of continual fear as their colleagues vanish around them.
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Chinese Fugitives
One of China’s 100 international most-wanted might be your neighbor in the United States.
China Points to America in Most-Wanted List
Pointing to America in Most-Wanted List Beijing believes some corruption suspects have fled to U.S.