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‘It has become more difficult to be corrupt in China’

23 February 2015 in Access to information, Accountability, Anti-corruption movement, Asia Pacific, Cost of Corruption, Human rights, Impunity, Measurement and Research, Politics and government

In a blog published by the Bertelsmann Transformation Index, China expert Christian Goebel speaks about Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign and how it is helping transform China from collectivist one-party rule to a one-person authoritarian system. In Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), China is among the countries with the largest decline in points, despite a […]

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Sexual favours are not considered corruption in China

16 July 2013 in Accountability, Anti-corruption movement, Asia Pacific, Human rights, Politics and government, Poverty and development, Private sector

The conviction of a high-ranking Chinese official for corruption and the continuing reports of alleged sexual favours as part of the ongoing scandal involving drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline in China, exposes gaps in the anti-corruption legislation in the country. The high profile corruption case against China’s former minister of railways Liu Zhijun is being heralded as proof […]

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