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16 October, 2024
President Xi Jinping addresses the plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in Beijing on Monday. He warned of “catastrophic” risks for China in case of any let-up in the corruption crackdown. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s Communist Party

Big data nabs Chinese minister’s wife who used shadow firms to launder bribes

Latest state documentary on China’s sweeping anti-corruption crackdown highlights the use of big data tools by top watchdog CCDI.

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Over 350 top figures punished in China’s medical corruption crackdown in 2024

Banking & finance

Naughty bankers: China’s financial crackdown saw dozens investigated in 2024

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China society

Editorial | Clean start needed for China football to score

The game has been rife with corruption, but latest crackdown offers hope to realise not only the goals of nation’s leaders but also long-suffering fans.

Former soccer star Li Tie, who played for Everton and coached China’s national team, has been jailed for corruption. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong offers anti-corruption example for many, including US, to follow

US missteps like Biden pardoning his son are a reminder to uphold the high standards Hong Kong and the ICAC have diligently worked to establish.

China’s Communist Party

2 more Chinese generals fall in anti-corruption campaign in military

NPC Standing Committee announces Lieutenant General You Haitao and Vice-Admiral Li Pengcheng removed from China’s top legislature.

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Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Football glory will earn China more respect than Olympic golds, expert says

A meeting of the State Council set the objective of moving Chinese football into ‘new phase’ after years of underachievement.

China celebrate Xie Wenneng’s goal against Australia, but the team are bottom of their World Cup qualifying group. Photo: Reuters
Trending in China

Disgraced top China banker married son’s girlfriend, causing his chronic depression

Li, described as morally corrupt, reportedly frequently summoned female subordinates to office for late-night ‘heart-to-heart chats’.

China’s Communist Party

Will corruption probe into ideology top brass Miao Hua affect China’s military?

As the head of PLA ideology comes under a cloud, the president once again stresses military loyalty to the Communist Party.

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China’s Communist Party

Chinese Premier pledges to crack down on unfair targeting of private firms

Companies have complained of being unjustly targeted by law enforcement to raise funds for cash-strapped local governments.

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Premier Li Qiang promised further measures to improve the business environment. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Chinese football corrupt to the core, and recent crackdown not the end: observers

The recent jailing of former player and coach Li Tie, along with other high-level figures, may only be the tips of a massive iceberg.

Chen Xuyuan (centre), former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, during his trial at the Huangshi Intermediate People’s Court in March. He was sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes worth US$11 million. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party

Face up to graft to stop interest groups ‘preying’ on party, Chinese leader says

In newly released comments, Xi Jinping said Communist Party members have to ‘identify and solve our own problems’.

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China’s Communist Party

Chinese football legend and Everton player Li Tie gets 20 years for corruption

The national men’s team coach and former English Premier League player is the latest high-profile sports figure to fall in China’s anti-graft campaign.

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Chinese Football Association (CFA)

China jails 2 more former top football officials for bribery amid crackdown

Liu Yi was handed an 11-year sentence and fined 3.6 million yuan, while fellow CFA official Tan Hai was given 6.5 years and 200,000 yuan fine.

Tan Hai, former head of the CFA’s referees management office, was sentenced in a separate court from Liu Yi. Photo: Weibo
China’s Communist Party

China’s graft watchdog targets villages in national anti-corruption campaign

About 77,000 village officials were reprimanded in first three quarters of this year.

Official newspaper of national anti-corruption agency says inspection of village-level governments is key to resolving grass-roots issues and reinforcing governance at this level. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

Another Hainan ‘tiger’ tangled in a Chinese corruption investigation

Haikou Communist Party boss Luo Zengbin is the 54th senior official to face a discipline investigation this year.

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Yuan

China’s digital yuan roared out of the gate, but stumbling blocks have popped up

Corruption and a slow adoption of the e-CNY risk undermining the groundbreaking progress that China’s digital currency has made over the past decade.

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Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Fifa rejects CFA life ban on South Korea’s Son, club boss calls China ‘unstable’

Son Jun-ho was detained in China for 10 months ‘on suspicion of accepting bribes’ and was one of 43 people banned.

Global life ban imposed on South Korean soccer player Son Jun-ho, (right), by the Chinese Football Association has been rejected by Fifa. Photo: Reuters
China’s Communist Party

China investigates head of Shanghai’s free-trade zone for corruption

Zhu Zhisong, Communist Party chief of Pudong New Area, is among a number of aerospace veterans under a cloud.

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China economy

Opinion | China’s move to centralise oversight of financial sector shouldn’t be feared

Stronger party control over the financial sector will allow the building of a more cohesive framework for further orderly decentralisation.

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China’s Communist Party

Former China Geological Survey head charged with bribery, leaking state secrets

Zhong Ziran, 62, is the most senior natural resources official to have faced a corruption investigation in recent months.

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Zhong Ziran headed the China Geological Survey from 2014 to 2022. He was expelled from the party and arrested earlier this year. Photo: Handout
China Internet Report

Ex-CCTV host Rui Chenggang resurfaces on YouTube, dismisses ‘various scandals’

Controversial former host, known for interviewing world leaders, vanished 10 years ago amid corruption probe at state broadcaster.

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Rui Chenggang, who vanished for 10 years after authorities launched a corruption probe at his former employer CCTV has resurfaced on social media. Photo: YouTube
China’s Communist Party

How did a minor Chinese official pocket ‘more than US$400 million’ and flee?

Li Chuanliang, ex-deputy mayor of a lower-tier Heilongjiang city, will be tried in absentia, regional court says in full-page public notice.

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Lessons from China's history

Reflections | When officials in drought-prone part of China committed huge fraud

In a case that shocked China 250 years ago, officials were punished for fraud involving donations in return for university places.

China arrests former insurance exec Li Quan in sweeping anti-corruption campaign

The former chairman of New China Life Insurance is accused of embezzlement and bribery, and has been expelled from Communist Party.

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Li Quan is the latest high-profile figure caught in a corruption crackdown targeting China’s financial industry Photo: Handout
Lessons from China's history

Reflections | Official corruption isn’t new, but first recorded case in China was unusual

Yangshe Fu, Chinese history’s first recorded corrupt official, was killed after accepting a nobleman’s daughter as a bribe in a court case.

Former transport minister S. Iswaran (centre) and his lawyer at the High Court in Singapore on October 3, 2024. Photo: AP
China society

Opinion | Can China find a way out of its moral crisis?

Whether the country’s ethical decline has worsened or not, the current situation is dire and must be addressed through education.

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China’s Communist Party

Tang Yijun, China’s ex-justice chief, faces graft charges, expelled from party

Tang, who is accused of helping family members obtain business deals and taking bribes, will be indicted, anti-corruption agency says.

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