China: Xi Jinping opened the 19th CCP Congress with a three-and-a-half hour speech promising a “new era” for China as a “global power.” He set out “a vision of total control – with the party guiding not only the economy and the Internet but culture, religion and morals, writes Simon Denyer. (WaPo)
Xi cited the “virus” of corruption as the greatest threat to the Party, announced a new anti-graft “superagency”, and promised reforms to brutal shuanggui interrogations of graft suspects. (Guardian, FT, Reuters)
Corruption punishments increased significantly before the Congress. Guo Wengui’s revelations are casting shade over proceedings, writes Lucy Hornby. (FT)
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Source: Kleptocracy Initiative
