Political infighting and purges have been hallmarks of the Chinese Communist Party since its earliest days but came to a peak during Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, damaging the country and paralyzing the Party itself. When Mao died in 1976, it was agreed by Party survivors that the constant and ruthless upheaval must end. But the struggles continued, albeit at a slower pace
In the Corruption Perception Index released by Transparency International on Jan. 25, China ranked 66th out of 180 nations and regions rated, its best ranking since 2014.
China’s anti-corruption measures seem to have been successful, but from the following perspectives, corruption in China has not fundamentally improved, and there is a risk that it will worsen.
China’s fight against corruption is essentially a power struggle, not a means of promoting integrity.
When former Chinese president Jiang Zemin (江澤民) was in power, he imprisoned Chen Xitong (陳希同), the then-secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Beijing Municipal Committee, on charges of corruption. CCP Committee
For 10 months, the fate of Zhou Yongkang existed in a space of plausible deniability. Respected Western media outlets had reported that the 71-year-old Zhou, a retired official who served as China's much-feared domestic security czar from 2007 to 2012, was being investigated for corruption and had been placed under house arrest. Chinese state media published long exposés on
On October 25, the Shandong High People’s Court rejected the appeal of Bo Xilai, the former Party Secretary of Chongqing who on September 22 was convicted of bribe-taking, embezzlement, and abuse of power and sentenced to life in prison.At the end of Bo’s trial, many observers noted that his sentence was much heavier than the sentences given to the only two other leaders of
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