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The Local Response to China's Anti-Corruption Drive
Apr 25, 2013 | 10:31 GMT
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Summary
Chinese media have reported two cases in as many weeks in which a local Communist Party official died under the Party's official discipline, known as shuang gui. The Party's internal disciplinary system has always operated separately from the state justice system, and disappearances, beatings, torture and forced confessions are widely known to occur. Nevertheless, these cases are different because they are being reported and discussed by official state news agencies and social media networks. They suggest that local officials are responding to President Xi Jinping's new crackdown on Party corruption, which may soon target high-ranking leaders.
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