Xi’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Needs Work

Ex Huarong chairman’s corruption implicates nearly 100 officials

Jan 21, 2021

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By: Toh Han Shih

The Chinese government has indicated more heads will roll in connection with Lai Xiaomin, the first official scheduled to be executed for graft in China in a decade, casting into doubt Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assertions of success in his eight-year campaign to stamp out corruption.

More Chinese officials are likely to be arrested …

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