China anti-corruption campaign

Xi’s beefed-up system of anti-corruption inspections paradoxically helps legitimize corrupt practices.

The dismissal of senior commanders creates a sense of “chaos and disarray,” says a leading defense expert. 

As China shifts its focus from finance to technology, the ripple effects are profound and far-reaching. 

Corruption and high-level upheaval defined 2023 for the PLA, and will continue to shape the coming year. This merits a closer look at the PLA’s disciplinary practices. 

Corruption investigations have toppled top leaders of the vaunted PLA Rocket Force. But the new replacements are just as interesting as the mysterious departures.

Recent reports have shed light on China’s “overseas police stations” – many of which operate unbeknownst to the host nation’s government.

Liu Yanping is the latest in a series of high-level officials to fall before the upcoming Party Congress.

Since Xi Jinping took office, his anti-corruption efforts have expanded beyond the confines of the CCP itself.

A campaign against organized crime highlights the risks of China’s approach to law and order – but also reveals how Chinese experts continue to push for a better system.

Zhou Jiangyong was judged to have facilitated the “disorderly expansion of capital,” which some are interpreting as a warning sign for Alibaba’s Jack Ma.

After uncertainty caused by reform and anti-corruption, the PLA’s personnel management is returning to normal patterns.

A recent expose explores the nexus between an Australian casino, Asian organized crime, and Chinese elites.

Lu is charged with accepting money and property worth more than $4.6 million.

Meng, like all other Chinese citizens, deserves procedural justice, one core value of the rule of law which China often ignores.

After a press conference by his wife and Interpol’s formal request, Chinese authorities finally revealed Meng’s whereabouts.

The court transcript showed that Wu Xiaohui contested all charges at first, but “expressed remorse for his crime” in the end.

Wang Qishan, Yang Xiaodu, and the prospects for  the next phase of China’s anti-corruption campaign.

The military comes out in support of the changes, which would allow Xi to hold the presidency indefinitely.

The Chinese insurance conglomerate that purchased the Waldorf hotel is floundering.

Lu Wei has been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party, dismissed from public office, and publicly shamed by media.

The indictment shows that Sun had been taking advantage of his posts to seek profits for years.

Understanding the motivations behind reforms helps us project what's next for the PLA.

The CCDI vows to safeguard Xi Jinping's core status and exclude disloyal and dishonest Party members.

Fang, the former chief of joint staff, has close ties to disgraced top generals who are accused of attempting a coup.