Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a coastal island just across the Taiwan Strait a day after the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) wrapped up massive military drills around Taiwan. Xi inspected Dongshan county in the southeastern province of Fujian on Tuesday afternoon, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The Taiwan-facing island county has served as a regular base … Read more
China’s top anti-corruption agency said on Monday that former justice minister Tang Yijun would be indicted on charges of corruption and misconduct after being investigated for taking bribes and abuse of power. Tang is accused of helping family members secure financial deals and accepting lavish gifts and travel expenses, in violation of the Communist Party’s … Read more
China is trying to bring new economic life to its northeastern rust belt by parachuting in cadres from the upper ranks of the central government and more prosperous parts of the country. Since the start of the year, at least a dozen senior officials from central government ministries and the powerhouse provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang … Read more
China’s Transsion, a leading smartphone vendor in Africa, said on Saturday that its finance head has been detained as part of an investigation, according to a corporate filing. The Shenzhen-based budget handset maker said it received notice on Friday of a lien and a case filing issued by the district supervisory committee of Dandong, a … Read more
State broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday that the State Council, China’s cabinet, had set up an investigative team involving several government bodies to tackle the matter. Planning body the National Development and Reform Commission, the ministries of public security and transport, the state administrations of market regulation and grain and reserves, and other departments will … Read more
Some local governments in China have been fabricating the number of businesses in their regions – a key indicator of economic recovery – and in one case set hard targets for towns to register fake businesses, the country’s top anti-corruption watchdog said on Monday. In an official notice, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) … Read more
