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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’

China’s Communist Party

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

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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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President Xi Jinping (centre) speaks at the five-yearly central financial work conference in Beijing on October 31, 2023, where the strengthening of centralised and unified leadership over the financial sector was emphasised. Photo: Xinhua
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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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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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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Li Chuanliang, 61, is accused of having amassed his ill-gotten riches when he was deputy mayor of Jixi in Heilongjiang province in the early 2010s. Photo: SCMP
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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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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Children read the Analects at the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong province, on June 27, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
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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China’s Communist Party

China throws the book: more corruption suspects hit with illicit reading claims

Growing number of disgraced officials being accused by anti-corruption agencies of reading forbidden books, cited as disloyalty to the party.

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China’s Communist Party

Why do so many Chinese officials fall for fake promises of political charlatans?

Party insiders who should know better are being targeted by tricksters claiming connections and influence, despite crackdowns.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s anti-corruption watchdog on track to top 2023 ‘tigers’ record

Four officials held over past fortnight take total to highest for January to September, one short of the record 45 for the whole of 2023.

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Li Gang, a CCDI disciplinary head who had been deputed to the Communist Party’s top personnel office, is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law”. Photo: Weibo/ 球场见626
China’s rocket force

China ICBM test a sign PLA Rocket Force stands ready despite corruption scandals

Analysts say ballistic missile launch may be aimed at proving ‘credibility’ and combat ability of PLA division swept up in anti-graft probe.

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Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Player lifts lid on match-fixing in Chinese football: ‘there was no escaping it’

Player, who is in his mid-30s, lifts lid on corruption and says clubs in China second tier would deliberately lose on weekly basis.

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China official infamous for keeping 58 staff members as lovers jailed for corruption

Official was nicknamed ‘beautiful governor’ during her time in power.

Chinese official Zhong Yang has gained notoriety for maintaining relationships with 58 staff members whom she reportedly kept as lovers while accumulating substantial illegal funds. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sohu
China’s Communist Party

China is poised to amend its anti-corruption law for the first time

Changes would include allowing bail during investigations but also extending the period suspects are denied access to a lawyer.

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China’s military

Deputy commander of China’s army among 5 stripped of lawmaker status in probe

Deng Zhiping, hailed after Vietnam border clashes in ’70s and ’80s, is latest to fall in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign.

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Chinese Football Association (CFA)

South Korea’s Son denies match-fixing, accuses China police of threats, blackmail

Tearful South Korea footballer says charges he faced were ‘ridiculous’, claims police threatened wife and children.

South Korean footballer Son Jun-ho holds a tissue as he speaks during a press conference at his K League club Suwon FC. Photo: AFP
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Striker Ewolo proclaims innocence in China match-fixing, says police cleared him

Donovan Ewolo was handed a five-year ban from Chinese football in relation to his time with China League One side Heilongjiang Ice City.

Zhejiang Professional’s Donovan Ewolo (right) battles for the ball with a Guangzhou player during a Chinese Super League fixture in 2022 Photo: Xinhua
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

South Korea’s Son among 43 handed life ban in China football corruption crackdown

Son Jun-ho and former Chinese internationals Jin Jingdao, Guo Tianyu and Gu Chao among the 43, while 34 others have been given jail sentences.

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China stock market

China to ban ex-regulators from IPO investments for up to 10 years

The change is part of a wider crackdown on corruption to bolster flagging investor confidence in China’s US$8 trillion stock market.

China’s Communist Party

Chinese legal community asks: where is the line on death penalty for corruption?

Inner Mongolia court dismisses appeal by party official who pleaded guilty to pocketing more than US$422 million and was sentenced to death.

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Even though millions of officials have been caught up in China’s anti-corruption campaign, it is rare for death sentences not to be suspended in corruption cases. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Macau

Opinion | Beijing sends a signal on Macau governance, anti-corruption focus

The apparent anointment of judge Sam Hou-fai to follow Ho Iat-seng as chief executive puts to rest any remaining illusions over the political influence of the city’s four dynasties.

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Sam Hou-fai, former president of Macau’s Court of Final Appeal, delivers his election declaration at a press conference in Macau on August 28. Sam is widely expected to be the sole candidate to become Macau’s fourth chief executive in October. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

Leading Taiwan opposition politician’s home raided in corruption probe

The leader of the Taiwan People’s Party’s role in approving a shopping mall development while mayor of Taipei is under scrutiny.

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China’s Communist Party

New China’s Communist Party rules will regulate faith, loyalty and performance

Regulations target members who are not guilty of serious breaches but ‘lack revolutionary spirit’ or fail to pay membership fees on time.

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16 October, 2024
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