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‘Dare not, cannot, want not’: New regulations for dealing with the old problem of family corruption
With new regulations aimed at corruption that runs in the families of Party members, Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive has taken on an old and familiar foe.
U.S. fines 6 companies linked to Chinese metals tycoon $1.8bn
Six companies linked to Chinese metals tycoon Liú Zhōngtián 劉忠田 have been fined $1.83 billion “by a U.S. federal judge in Los Angeles in relation to a conspiracy to evade customs duties and inflate the revenues of Hong Kong-listed China Zhongwang Holdings.”
Ex-Bank Regulator Kicked Out of Communist Party in Bribery Probe
Lǐ Guóróng 李国荣, a former bank regulator in Southwest China’s Sichuan province, was expelled from the Communist Party and relieved of all his official duties for taking bribes.
Editor’s note for Friday, January 21, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Anti-corruption investigations are coming to Big Tech, and Ant Group is connected to a corruption scandal involving Zhou Jiangyong, the former Party secretary of Alibaba’s home city of Hangzhou; Guangdong Province says it has eliminated “hidden local government debt”; German companies pressure Lithuania to back down in China dispute; Chinese media poke fun at the U.S. for 5G service troubles near airports; and more.
The AP Interview: Meng Hongwei's wife slams 'monster' China
Grace Meng, who has been stranded in France since 2018 since her husband, Mèng Hóngweǐ 孟宏伟, was disappeared and purged for alleged corruption, has again spoken out and now shown her face in an Associated Press interview. Meng Hongwei had been the first Chinese national to head Interpol, the international criminal police organization, but he was detained by his own government in October 2018. Interpol was given no notice of Beijing’s arrest, yet the organization did not publicly object. Grace Meng, who has lived in France with her twin boys under round-the-clock French police protection since the incident, is still furious at Interpol: “Can a police organization turn a blind eye to a typical criminal offense like this?”
Ex-Central Bank Official Put Under Graft Probe
Wang Yonghong, former technology department director of the People’s Bank of China, is being investigated for suspected corruption
Ex-State Firm Bigwig Expelled From the Party on Suspicion of Corruption
Hou Zibo, former general manager of Beijing Enterprises Group, stands accused of using his position to trade favors for money
Editor’s note for Monday, October 4, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: China’s only politician named in Pandora Papers leak; anti-corruption cases proceed against Fu Zhenghua, Sun Lijun, and Ling Xiao.
Ex-PetroChina Vice President Surrenders in Corruption Probe
Ling Xiao is under investigation for alleged violations of law and Communist Party discipline
Editor’s note for Friday, October 1, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Power cuts continue to affect factories and residential areas; U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai set to unveil trade strategy on October 4; and two corruption cases advance, including that of former top cop Sūn Lìjūn 孙力军, who reportedly has some connection with Tencent.
China’s anti-corruption chief flags ‘deep-level’ probe into financial sector
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection will audit 25 organisations as part of an anti-corruption drive aimed at preventing ‘systemic financial risk’.
China’s corruption busters signal they plan to make bribe givers pay
Document outlines plans to crack down on bribers as well as bribe-takers, with offenders potentially facing bars to market entry and being added to a blacklist.
China's Communist Party expels censor accused of corruption
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled a leading internet censor and accused him of a range of crimes and rule breaking from corruption to failing to properly guide public opinion.
Executive at China’s Biggest Policy Bank Fired on Suspicion of Corruption
Wang Xuefeng was found to have taken bribes in exchange for facilitating financing deals, watchdog says
Former China Development Bank Boss Investigated for Corruption
Ex-CDB Chairman Hu Huaibang played a role in fueling a years-long expansion by the scandal-plagued CEFC
Party Watchdog Busts Top Provincial Official for ‘Superstitious Activities’ and Corruption
Expelled Northwest China female leader ‘lost her ideals’ by ‘engaging heavily’ in superstition and accepting lavish banquets, makeovers
Exclusive: China Takes Another Step Toward Fixing Its Corruption-Plagued Rural Credit Unions
More than 10 provinces submit plans to clean up the troubled financial institutions
Corruption Probe Topples Former Chief of State-Run Oil Company
An investigation found Shen Hao, former chairman of Yanchang Petroleum, accepted bribes worth more than 20 million yuan, including 7.2 kilograms of gold
Exclusive: Former China Everbright Bank Branch Head Falls Under Corruption Probe
Investigators are looking at Zhu Huimin’s tenure at the state-owned lender particularly his time in Shenzhen, sources say
Corruption and Illegal Construction Led to Deadly Coronavirus Hotel Collapse, State Council Says
Investigation finds ‘illegal construction, renovation and reinforcement work’ caused the Xinjia Express Hotel to come crashing down in March
Provincial Deputy Governor Probed for Corruption
Zhang Zhinan becomes this year’s first provincial-level official caught up in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign that began in 2013
Another Retired Moutai Executive Hit With Corruption Investigation
Du Guangyi is the ninth former Moutai executive accused of corruption since May
20 Bankers Have Been Placed Under Corruption Investigation This Year
China’s feared anti-corruption campaign is sweeping through the finance industry
China gives death penalty to former senior banking regulator for corruption
The death penalty — rare for white-collar crimes — was given to Lai Xiaomin, a former top Chinese banking official, as four other former senior officials had their corruption cases transferred to prosecutors.
Shanghai police chief falls in Xi Jinping’s latest purge
Announced in July, a campaign to clean up China’s police and criminal justice systems has taken down its most senior official yet.
Sinica Podcast: The numbers behind Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign
This week’s Sinica Podcast features Peter Lorentzen of the University of San Francisco, who, together with Xi Lu of the National University of Singapore, harnessed data to examine Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive.
