China: Changing the Subject from Wealth Redistribution

An Aug. 8 Chinese government press release confirms the execution of Tong Daning, a suspected spy for Taiwan. China has seen a flurry of reports recently highlighting the government's successes in cracking down on economic crimes. The central government is using the Tong case as a part of its media blitz to showcase the scope of its crackdown on crime and corruption in an attempt to redirect attention from economic restructuring and wealth redistribution to issues of national security.