Anti-graft campaign

To root out corruption, China must institute checks on government power

6 Jun 2013

China's anti-corruption campaign has moved up a gear. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection last week ordered disciplinary officials to give up, by June 20, all club membership cards...

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French tax evasion minister resigns as probe set to examine his own finances

21 Mar 2013

The French minister in charge of clamping down on tax evasion has resigned after allegations that he evaded taxes with a secret Swiss bank account. Jerome Cahuzac, the budget minister, who has...

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Cautious welcome for anti-graft wealth disclosure plan

22 Feb 2013

A plan to require senior officials in Guangzhou's Nansha district to disclose details of their overseas trips and the occupations of immediate family members has been cautiously welcomed by...

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Cadres suspected of trying to offload luxury properties ahead of crackdown

25 Jan 2013

Some cadres may have caught a whiff of the new party leadership's anti-corruption campaign even before the Communist Party's top anti-graft watchdog announced on Wednesday that it would conduct...

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Chinese officials rush to withdraw US dollars and sell property as anti-graft war looms

24 Jan 2013

As the Communist Party’s disciplinary dog drums up efforts to crack down on corruption, party officials across the country are rushing to withdraw foreign currencies and sell their properties,...

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Anti-graft campaign picks up momentum with two probes

18 Dec 2012

The mainland's corruption crackdown has claimed two more scalps, with a senior official in Shenzhen and another in Chengdu being investigated by the Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog.

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