China’s Xi Intensifies Anti-Corruption Purge Ahead of the Crucial 20th Party Congress

China’s Xi Intensifies Anti-Corruption Purge Ahead of the Crucial 20th Party Congress
At a recent meeting of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping stressed that anti-corruption efforts need to target both "flies" and “tigers,” referring to lower and senior level officials. Ed Jones/Pool/Getty images
Antonio Graceffo
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Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign targeting the real estate and banking sectors could be compensation for his failure to make good on campaign promises.

Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
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