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Trump Considers a Big ‘Fine’ for China’s Intellectual Property TheftJanuary 18, 2018WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States was considering a big “fine” as part of a probe into China’s alleged theft of intellectual property, the clearest indication yet that his administration will take retaliatory trade action against China. In an interview with Reuters, Trump and his economic adviser Gary Cohn said China had forced U.S. companies to transfer their intellectual property […]
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Former Argentine Vice President Freed Pending Corruption TrialJanuary 13, 2018BUENOS AIRES–Argentina’s former economy minister and vice president, Amado Boudou, was freed from jail on Friday after an appeals court ruled that he was unlikely to interfere in a corruption case against him. Boudou, who served under former President Cristina Fernandez, was arrested in early November on racketeering and money laundering charges. His lawyer said […]
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China Wants to Solve Poverty, but Its Own Officials Are Undermining the EffortsJanuary 11, 2018Lifting people out of poverty is Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s signature project. His goal is to turn the whole of China into a “xiaokang” society by 2020—a society where people lead comfortable lives with their material needs met. However, Party officials have found ways to swindle government funding meant for the poor—making the official slogan […]
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Why Banks Love WarJanuary 5, 2018“War benefits nobody, not even the victor,” goes the saying, and everybody agrees. So why is it that humanity has fought so many bloody wars, especially in the last century? The chief commander of the air force in national socialist Germany, Hermann Göring, had a compelling answer. “The people don’t want war. … Why would […]
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Justice Department May Have Something Big in the Works: Over 9,000 Sealed IndictmentsJanuary 1, 2018Since late October, more than 9,000 sealed indictments have been filed in districts across the United States. Sealed indictments are typically used in prosecuting individuals or criminal networks in cases where revealing names could lead individuals to flee or destroy evidence. As of Dec. 22, 2017, there were 9,294 sealed indictments, according to data collected by […]
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Argentina’s Former President Charged With Treason, Arrest SoughtDecember 8, 2017BUENOS AIRES–A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for treason and asked for her arrest for allegedly covering up Iran’s possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people, a court ruling said. As Fernández de Kirchner is a senator, Congress would first have to vote to strip her […]
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In Hunan Province, Anti-Corruption Campaign Takes Down the ‘Flies’December 7, 2017The warning came in August, when the anti-corruption watchdog agency in China’s Hunan Province asked local public officials to voluntarily give up their illegal business dealings. They had until Sept. 30 to come clean and cease their involvement. Apparently, they didn’t heed the warning. On Dec. 6, China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the […]
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Investigation of Banking Executives Exposes Widespread CorruptionDecember 3, 2017China recently opened its financial system to more foreign ownership, allowing foreign investors to take controlling interests in Chinese securities firms and insurance companies, among others. Despite the relaxation of ownership rules, the investment environment might not be favorable, given the recent spate of investigations that have led to Chinese banking executives getting sacked. Cai […]
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In China, Illegal Licenses Enable Fake Pharmacies to Sell Prescription DrugsNovember 22, 2017In China, buying flu medication can turn deadly. Zhang Pu, a laborer working in Zhongshan City in Guangdong Province, was feeling under the weather with a runny nose. He asked his wife to go to a local pharmacy for some over-the-counter medication to alleviate his symptoms. His wife spent a total of 15 yuan (US$2.26) […]
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Party Official Responsible for 2008 Sichuan Earthquake Recovery Found Guilty of CorruptionNovember 20, 2017Nine years after the devastating earthquake in southwestern China’s Sichuan Province in 2008, there are still stories of victims struggling to get back on their feet. Now as China’s anti-corruption campaign presses onward under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, it becomes clear that corruption has held back recovery in the region. On Nov. 15, Zhang Min, […]
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After Maxine Waters Says She Will ‘Take Out’ Trump, GOP Opponent Calls for Her ArrestOctober 23, 2017Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is under fire for a recent viral video which shows her making threats against President Donald Trump, and one of her political opponents is calling for her arrest over the statements. In a speech Waters gave at an Oct. 13 event in New York City, she states, “With this kind of […]
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Congressman Explains Case Around Democrats and Awan BrothersOctober 12, 2017A criminal case around a Pakistani information technology worker tied to former Democratic Party leader, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), is expanding into a case of corruption that may involve Democrat officials, fraud, and blackmail, and other potential crimes. During an Oct. 10 meeting between experts on the case and four congressional House members, which […]
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China’s Killer Corruption Problem | China UncensoredOctober 28, 2016Corruption within the Chinese Communist Party threatens the survival of the regime.
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Communist Party Officials Cheat the Poor out of China’s Project HousingOctober 6, 2016Party officials even cheat out money from the poor seeking a place to live.
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Why China’s Real Estate Bubble Is Still Going StrongOctober 3, 2016Real estate speculation has taken over China’s economy, writes analyst Cai Shenkun.
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China’s Secret Plan to Control Hollywood | China UncensoredSeptember 21, 2016China's grip on Hollywood tightens, as the Communist Party seeks not only to control what Chinese audiences see, but what you see as well.
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5 Hollywood Movies Infiltrated by China | China UncensoredSeptember 19, 2016Hollywood seems to have a difficult time dealing with Asia. Mickey Rooney as a Japanese man! Who could have imagined that taping your eyelids and wearing buck toothed dentures to play a living stereotype would be in poor taste? We’ve moved way beyond that now. These days, whenever a story calls for an Asian […]
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China’s Netizens Charge Corruption May Have Caused China’s Lackluster Performance at RioSeptember 13, 2016Netizens doubted the official reports.
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China Uncensored: The Biggest Threat to China’s EconomySeptember 2, 2016Can China, an economy built on bribery, survive Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign?
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China Uncensored: Chinese Spy Caught Stealing US Military Tech in FloridaAugust 31, 2016Homeland Security officials uncover China's aeronautic espionage ring in Florida. And what makes China so inept at building jet engines?
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The Chinese Shops That Allow Officials to Sell Their BribesAugust 27, 2016China’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign has slowed down this business.
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Father of China’s ‘Fifty-Cent Army’ Admits to Corruption ChargesAugust 26, 2016Corruption is not the most serious offence he committed when in office.
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The Olympics: Time for Some RethinkingAugust 14, 2016The Latin Olympic motto, translated in English as "faster, higher, stronger" could, unfortunately, be supplemented by the addition of "ever more corrupt."
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Report: FBI, US Attorney Probing the Clinton FoundationAugust 14, 2016Several FBI investigations are underway about potential corruption in the Clinton Foundation, a report said. The Daily Caller, citing a former senior law enforcement official, reported that several U.S. Attorneys Offices are taking part in the investigation, which is a major break from other, more centralized FBI investigations. A New York-based probe into the nonprofit […]
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Budget Transparency Missing From the West’s Plan for IraqJune 20, 2016The tragedy of modern Iraq is often studied with a humanitarian, moral, religious, political, or military lens, but "fiscal" perspectives are much harder to come by.
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NYPD Officials Arrested as Part of Corruption Probe, Complaint SaysJune 20, 2016Four members of the New York City Police Department—along with a top fundraiser for Mayor Bill de Blasio, and a businessman—were all arrested Monday as part of an ongoing corruption probe, according to court documents. Deputy Chief Michael Harrington, Deputy Inspector James Grant, police officer Richard Ochetal, and Sgt. David Villanueva were arrested as part […]
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After a Year With President Buhari, Is Nigeria Backsliding?May 30, 2016A year into Buhari's term, the Nigerian people are raising serious questions about the government's claims to be living up to its campaign promises.