At Malawi AntiCorruption Symposium, EU Ambassador Rune Skinnenbach connects anticorruption progress to Malawi's ability to attract FDI and development aid. @MalawiGovt @EUinMalawi @ChandlerFdn @ChandlerINST @ACBMalawi

The iron fist of Xi Jinping’s endless anti-corruption campaign has just smashed into the highest echelons of China’s military-industrial complex and automotive sectors. In a brief but devastating announcement, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) confirmed that ministerial-level official Xu Liuping is under investigation for "suspected serious violations of discipline and law." Xu is a heavyweight in state-run industry; he currently serves as the Party chief of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and previously held the top chairmanships at major state-owned automakers FAW Group and Changan Auto, alongside a decade-long tenure at defense giant China South Industries Group Corporation. While the Party uses "discipline violations" as its standard euphemism for corruption, the targeting of a high-profile executive with deep roots in both weapons manufacturing and state automotive giants is highly strategic. It sends an uncompromising shockwave through China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs), signaling that no matter how vital an executive is to the regime's industrial and defense ambitions, absolute political loyalty to the top is the only currency that guarantees survival. #UnveiledChina# #CCDIInvestigation# #XuLiuping# #AntiCorruption# #ChinaDefense# #FAWGroup# #StateOwnedEnterprises# #BeijingCrackdown#

We need calls for more transparency & accountability w/ sovereign debt. This new tool from @NDI and TI can help citizens, civil society orgs, parliaments, and civil servants do so. @anticorruption @opengovpart @OpenSociety @TAICollab @ChandlerINST

China's top anti-corruption watchdog has placed Xia Xuanze, who serves as vice chairman of the China Badminton Association, and Wang Wei, the association's ex-vice chairman and former secretary-general, under disciplinary review for suspected serious violations of discipline and the law, the General Administration of Sports announced on its website today.

CCP’s anti-corruption campaign continues. The suppression of “#HouseChurch”# persists. Americans remain detained in China. Here’s what you need to know about the current state of #HumanRights# and the #RuleofLaw# in China. Read the latest #ChinaMonitor# from @CECCgov 🔖