China: Regime in Crisis

Wang Qishan, China’s Former Anti-Graft Czar, Gets a New Political Post

Wang Qishan, China’s Former Anti-Graft Czar, Gets a New Political Post
Wang Qishan, former member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, attends the opening session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 5, 2017. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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Former Chinese Communist Party heavyweight Wang Qishan was a figure to be feared.
For the past five years, he led the Party’s anti-corruption campaign to purge the ranks of misbehaving officials—many of whom also happened to be members of the opposing faction to the current leadership. More than a million officials were taken down in that period.
Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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