Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party’s Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, can do more to keep his promise to put power in an institutional cage. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party’s Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, can do more to keep his promise to put power in an institutional cage. Photo: Xinhua
Dan Hough
Opinion

Opinion

Dan Hough

Is China still on an anti-corruption road to nowhere, despite Xi Jinping’s campaign?

  • In China, whistle-blowing remains risky and the media is not free to probe. If Beijing is serious about tackling corruption, it has to make more transparent its processes in decision making, policy setting and accountability, establish judicial and legislative independence, and empower citizens

Dan Hough
Dan Hough

Updated: 7:18am, 25 Jan, 2020

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party’s Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, can do more to keep his promise to put power in an institutional cage. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party’s Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, can do more to keep his promise to put power in an institutional cage. Photo: Xinhua
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