China’s anti-corruption net has risk-averse officials afraid to innovate

China’s anti-corruption net has risk-averse officials afraid to innovate

The problem became so acute that in 2021 Xi slammed officials for waiting for his directions to act, and asked rhetorically: “If I didn’t hand out instructions, would these officials do any work?” In the Communist Party’s key conclave, the third plenum that concluded last month, leaders again sought to take aim at widespread sloth, … Read more

Ex-China Everbright Group chairman expelled from Communist Party

Ex-China Everbright Group chairman expelled from Communist Party

Tang Shuangning, former chairman and party chief of state-owned financial giant China Everbright Group, has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party over “serious violations of party discipline and law”. The announcement was made by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission on Saturday – six months after the 69-year-old … Read more