Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

去年扶貧資金至少7.3億被冒領挪用 扶貧辦稱已改革 (At least 730 million yuan of poverty alleviation fund embezzled. Authority pledges reform)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 7, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1384482-20180307.htm

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刘永富:已有500多位基层同志倒在脱贫攻坚第一线 (Liu Yongfu, head of Poverty Alleviation Office, claims more than 500 cadres “fall on the frontline of storming war against poverty”)
China.com.cn, March 7, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2018-03-07/doc-ifxipenp2973589.shtml

Five years after graft scandal, China city says still dealing with aftermath
Reuters, March 6, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-chongqing/five-years-after-graft-scandal-china-city-says-still-dealing-with-aftermath-idUSKCN1GI18Y

The secret insider terms used in Chinese money laundering
Quartz, March 6, 2018
https://qz.com/1223009/corruption-in-china-has-created-new-terms-for-money-laundering/

中国“维稳费”递增 2000亿黑色产业链 (China spends almost 200 billion yuan on stability maintenance in 2017, part of it paid to private security contractors)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03062018103947.html

Related:
China spends more on domestic security as Xi’s powers grow
The Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-spends-more-on-domestic-security-as-xis-powers-grow-1520358522