Japan’s New PM and Cabinet Go Public With Assets—Why Are Top CCP Officials Scared to Follow Suit?

Japan’s New PM and Cabinet Go Public With Assets—Why Are Top CCP Officials Scared to Follow Suit?
A paramilitary police officer stands guard in Tiananmen Square as the Forum On China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) continues, in Beijing on Sept. 4, 2018. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her 18 cabinet members earlier this month publicly disclosed their personal assets, as well as those of their immediate family members.

Wang Youqun
Wang Youqun
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Wang Youqun holds a doctorate in law from the Renmin University of China. He previously worked as a copywriter for Wei Jianxing (1931–2015), a member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee, from 1997 to 2002.