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The China Corruption Crackdown: Sincere Or Cynical? : The Indicator from Planet Money A recent paper examines the motivations behind Xi Jinping's corruption crackdown and arrives at a surprising answer.

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The China Corruption Crackdown: Sincere Or Cynical?

The China Corruption Crackdown: Sincere Or Cynical?

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A recent paper examines the motivations behind Xi Jinping's corruption crackdown and arrives at a surprising answer.

China's President Xi Jinping may have dialed down cyberattacks because of a deal with the U.S., or as part of his own moves inside China, or both. Later, though, they crept back up agai
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China's President Xi Jinping may have dialed down cyberattacks because of a deal with the U.S., or as part of his own moves inside China, or both. Later, though, they crept back up agai
Fred Dufour/AP