China Four Years On: Where is Xi Jinping’s Anti-corruption Drive Headed? September 19, 2016 5 Written by Andrew Wedeman. As the anti-corruption campaign launched by CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping approaches its fourth anniversary, the question ought to be asked:…
International Relations Zhou goes down – but China’s corruption purge is on thin ice June 15, 2015 0 Written by Jackie Sheehan. The credibility of Xi Jinping’s “tigers and flies” anti-corruption campaign has required the destruction of a bigger player than any previous targets.…
China Anti-Corruption: Can shock therapy sustain party’s leadership? June 1, 2015 0 Written by Zhuang Chen.Chinese leaders at various junctures have advocated fighting against corruption; mainly with feeble results. A cynical common view is that anti-corruption campaigns…
China Xi Jinping’s ‘Rule of Law’ with Chinese Characteristics May 28, 2015 1 Written by Zheng Yongnian and Shan Wei.In October 2014, at the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Fourth Plenum of the 18th Party Congress, China’s most powerful…
China Fighting Corruption May 27, 2015 1 Written by Joseph Fewsmith.Xi Jinping’s campaign against corruption is now over two and a half years old. It has certainly gone on longer, cut deeper,…
China Unrest in the Southwest: The fight to join the high-speed rail network May 21, 2015 0 Written by Adam Cathcart and Li Wankun. Due to the outbreak of social disobedience and subsequent violent confrontation with police, the spotlight has shone this week on Linshui, a…
Politics Zero tolerance of corruption, but who’s first for investigation? March 18, 2014 1 Written by Jackie Sheehan. Premier Li Keqiang stressed in his speech at the just-closed National People’s Congress that corruption under the Xi-Li leadership will have…
China Xi Jinping’s Tiger Hunt March 17, 2014 2 Written by Andrew Hall Wedeman. The Communist Party of China has been grappling with corruption almost from its birth. It has waged major anti-corruption campaigns…
Politics When will Xi Jinping bag a tiger? January 14, 2014 0 Written by Yuwen Deng and Jonathan Sullivan. Whispers surrounding President Xi Jinping’s ‘tiger hunt’ (a metaphor for going after high level corrupt officials) have been…
Economy Xi Jinping’s Anti-corruption Campaign and the Third Plenum November 15, 2013 0 Written by Andrew Hall Wedeman. A year ago, Xi Jinping assumed the office of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CCP) in the…
