China Targets Corrupt Officials With Overseas Assets

As China presses ahead with its anti-graft effort, authorities are zeroing in on so-called “naked officials.” That is the name given to corrupt Communist cadres who send their wives or children abroad and channel their illegal profits out of the country. The issue is not new, but it has become more public after senior politicians targeted in graft investigations were caught hiding wealth abroad. Hong Kong University politics professor Zhu Jiangnan said, “A lot of family members of...

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