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Understanding Chinese President Xi’s anti-corruption campaign

  • Written by David Skidmore, Professor of Political Science, Drake University

Chinese President Xi Jinping has made fighting official corruption a cornerstone of his reign.

Judging by the numbers alone, the campaign has achieved impressive results. Astonishingly, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has disciplined well over one million officials since Xi took power in 2012. The anti-corruption campaign has snared hundreds of...

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