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Zhong Ziran headed the China Geological Survey from 2014 to 2022. He was expelled from the party and arrested earlier this year. Photo: Handout

Former China Geological Survey head charged with bribery, leaking state secrets

Zhong Ziran, 62, is the most senior natural resources official to have faced a corruption investigation in recent months.

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Ex-CCTV host Rui Chenggang resurfaces on YouTube, dismisses ‘various scandals’

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How did a minor Chinese official pocket ‘more than US$400 million’ and flee?

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Reflections | When officials in drought-prone part of China committed huge fraud

In a case that shocked China 250 years ago, officials were punished for fraud involving donations in return for university places.

A culprit before a magistrate in 18th century China in an 1801 engraving for a British magazine. Photo: Getty Images

China arrests former insurance exec Li Quan in sweeping anti-corruption campaign

The former chairman of New China Life Insurance is accused of embezzlement and bribery, and has been expelled from Communist Party.

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Reflections | Official corruption isn’t new, but first recorded case in China was unusual

Yangshe Fu, Chinese history’s first recorded corrupt official, was killed after accepting a nobleman’s daughter as a bribe in a court case.

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Opinion | Can China find a way out of its moral crisis?

Whether the country’s ethical decline has worsened or not, the current situation is dire and must be addressed through education.

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Children read the Analects at the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong province, on June 27, 2023. Photo: Xinhua

Tang Yijun, China’s ex-justice chief, faces graft charges, expelled from party

Tang, who is accused of helping family members obtain business deals and taking bribes, will be indicted, anti-corruption agency says.

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China throws the book: more corruption suspects hit with illicit reading claims

Growing number of disgraced officials being accused by anti-corruption agencies of reading forbidden books, cited as disloyalty to the party.

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Why do so many Chinese officials fall for fake promises of political charlatans?

Party insiders who should know better are being targeted by tricksters claiming connections and influence, despite crackdowns.

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China’s anti-corruption watchdog on track to top 2023 ‘tigers’ record

Four officials held over past fortnight take total to highest for January to September, one short of the record 45 for the whole of 2023.

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Li Gang, a CCDI disciplinary head who had been deputed to the Communist Party’s top personnel office, is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law”. Photo: Weibo/ 球场见626

China ICBM test a sign PLA Rocket Force stands ready despite corruption scandals

Analysts say ballistic missile launch may be aimed at proving ‘credibility’ and combat ability of PLA division swept up in anti-graft probe.

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Player lifts lid on match-fixing in Chinese football: ‘there was no escaping it’

Player, who is in his mid-30s, lifts lid on corruption and says clubs in China second tier would deliberately lose on weekly basis.

China official infamous for keeping 58 staff members as lovers jailed for corruption

Official was nicknamed ‘beautiful governor’ during her time in power.

Chinese official Zhong Yang has gained notoriety for maintaining relationships with 58 staff members whom she reportedly kept as lovers while accumulating substantial illegal funds. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sohu

China is poised to amend its anti-corruption law for the first time

Changes would include allowing bail during investigations but also extending the period suspects are denied access to a lawyer.

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The National People’s Congress Standing Committee has reviewed a proposed amendment to China’s Supervision Law. Image: Shutterstock

Deputy commander of China’s army among 5 stripped of lawmaker status in probe

Deng Zhiping, hailed after Vietnam border clashes in ’70s and ’80s, is latest to fall in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign.

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South Korea’s Son denies match-fixing, accuses China police of threats, blackmail

Tearful South Korea footballer says charges he faced were ‘ridiculous’, claims police threatened wife and children.

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Striker Ewolo proclaims innocence in China match-fixing, says police cleared him

Donovan Ewolo was handed a five-year ban from Chinese football in relation to his time with China League One side Heilongjiang Ice City.

Zhejiang Professional’s Donovan Ewolo (right) battles for the ball with a Guangzhou player during a Chinese Super League fixture in 2022 Photo: Xinhua

South Korea’s Son among 43 handed life ban in China football corruption crackdown

Son Jun-ho and former Chinese internationals Jin Jingdao, Guo Tianyu and Gu Chao among the 43, while 34 others have been given jail sentences.

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China to ban ex-regulators from IPO investments for up to 10 years

The change is part of a wider crackdown on corruption to bolster flagging investor confidence in China’s US$8 trillion stock market.

Chinese legal community asks: where is the line on death penalty for corruption?

Inner Mongolia court dismisses appeal by party official who pleaded guilty to pocketing more than US$422 million and was sentenced to death.

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Even though millions of officials have been caught up in China’s anti-corruption campaign, it is rare for death sentences not to be suspended in corruption cases. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Opinion | Beijing sends a signal on Macau governance, anti-corruption focus

The apparent anointment of judge Sam Hou-fai to follow Ho Iat-seng as chief executive puts to rest any remaining illusions over the political influence of the city’s four dynasties.

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Sam Hou-fai, former president of Macau’s Court of Final Appeal, delivers his election declaration at a press conference in Macau on August 28. Sam is widely expected to be the sole candidate to become Macau’s fourth chief executive in October. Photo: Xinhua

Leading Taiwan opposition politician’s home raided in corruption probe

The leader of the Taiwan People’s Party’s role in approving a shopping mall development while mayor of Taipei is under scrutiny.

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New China’s Communist Party rules will regulate faith, loyalty and performance

Regulations target members who are not guilty of serious breaches but ‘lack revolutionary spirit’ or fail to pay membership fees on time.

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Liu Jin resigns as Bank of China’s president for ‘personal reason’

The move came as a surprise as Liu, born in 1967, has yet to reach the official retirement age of 60 years for men.

Liu Jin, President of Bank of China, during the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong’s Central district on 2 November 2022. Photo: Sam Tsang.

PLA Rocket Force bans 3 universities from procurement process over ‘bid-rigging’

Chinese military branch at centre of anti-corruption crackdown says the universities cannot take part in procurement activities until August 2027.

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The PLA Rocket Force has banned Xian Jiaotong University and two others from taking part in procurement activities for three years. Photo: Weibo

China intensifies money-laundering crackdown, targets crypto, online coins

China’s highest judicial bodies on Monday made 13 revisions to its money-laundering law.

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Chinese cartoon campaign warns village clans against hindering Communist Party

Official social media post declares that clans form a ‘state within a state’, with potential for negative social effects.

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16 October, 2024
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