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By: Jeff Recero
Article Title: Chinese Anti-Corruption Drive Nets Politburo Member
This
article discusses a senior Chinese official who is being under
investigation for corrupt activities.
This exemplifies that China is having serious obstacles when
dealing with corruption. The senior Chinese official is Li Jianguo, the vice-chairman of China's parliament of the National People's Congress has
not been officially charged yet, however it could represent the first time a
high ranking official has been involved since President Xi Jinping's new drive
towards anti-corruption processes. This shows how dedicated Xi Jinping is to
getting rid of corruption within the government. He stated
that anti-corruption efforts should target low-ranking "flies"
as well as powerful "tigers". So far this drive has focused
on regional officials and this has been effective, as evidenced
by the implication of Li Chuncheng, who is a official in the Sichuan Province.
This push by Xi Jinping although overtly effective, might be covertly obsolete
as the Chinese Communist party is beginning to take a larger role in
determining corruption case outcomes and mandating the punishment. With this
change of direction from a legally to politically based charges, and
determinants, the party's power will grow. The result will be more overt
attacks on "flies" and "tigers," creating a growing
sentiment of anti-corruption among the public; however the covert effect will
be a growing power of the party to target and poach "tigers" when
necessary.
In times of unemployment and poverty, it will not be surprising to see if people will be relying on their income protection quote rather than their corrupted government.
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