Beijing's campaign to clamp down on corruption: effects and limitations

By He Qinglian on July 7, 2014
Source article in Chinese: 何清涟:北京反腐的影响及其“瓶颈”

It's been a year after Xi Jiping and Wang Qishan launched an anti-corruption campaign, the results are impressive. So far, more than 30 officials of provincial, ministerial, or higher levels have been punished, exceeding the total number of officials removed from office during the decade of the Hu-Wen era.

However, this anti-corruption campaign encounters far more troubles than any such campaigns in the past.