China Policing Beyond China’s Borders February 15, 2018 0 Written by Margaret K. Lewis. My bicycle kickstand was stolen in Shanghai in 1996. I found the situation somewhat amusing, and I soon purchased a…
China Sex and corruption: China’s disgraceful internet celebrity September 25, 2017 0 Written by Lingling Mao. Three years ago in July 2014, GUO Meimei, a then Chinese internet celebrity, was arrested for involvement in illegal gambling and the…
Military Sharif’s Dismissal Boosts Political Uncertainty in Pakistan July 31, 2017 1 Written by Zoha Waseem and Yasser Kureshi. On Friday, the Panama papers led to the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif, who has for the third time been…
Democracy Panama Verdict: Corruption and Politics in Pakistan July 28, 2017 16 Written by Katharine Adeney. This is not the first time that a Pakistani prime minister has been removed by the judiciary. Prime Minister Gilani was…
China China’s new anti-corruption body raises worrying questions about the rule of law May 18, 2017 1 Written by Zhiqiong June Wang. Corruption is thought to cost China US$86 billion each year. Widespread corruption at all levels of Chinese society also worsens…
China Fake Wine in China January 16, 2017 4 Written by Anqi Shen. The wine market has grown rapidly in China. Associated with middle-class consumption, imported top-end wine has increased in popularity, to the…
China Eating and Drinking in Chinese Officialdom January 9, 2017 0 Written by Jiangnan Zhu and Xiaoming Zhong. In the period leading up to Xi Jinping’s ascension, banqueting had become both prevalent and lavish in Chinese…
China China and the UN Convention Against Corruption: A 10- year appraisal August 6, 2016 0 Written by Konstantinos Tsimonis. The tenth anniversary of China’s ratification of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) offers a timely opportunity for an appraisal of…
China Corruption and the Death Penalty July 29, 2016 0 Written by Bin Liang. On Monday, July 4, 2016, Ling Jihua was sentenced to life imprisonment by the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin…
Taiwan As Chen Yunlin Falls From Grace, Beijing Shows It Still Doesn’t Get Taiwan September 4, 2015 1 Written by J. Michael Cole. According to reports in Taiwanese media on 4 September, China’s former point man on Taiwan affairs, Chen Yunlin, may have…
