Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Michael Lelyveld — China bars outside income for military


Breaking the legs of the MICC in China.
China's crackdown on corruption appears to have entered a new stage with a warning from President Xi Jinping that senior military officers will face punishment for any outside income.

On January 17, Xi told "high-ranking military officers" of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) that "any income other than their salaries is strictly forbidden," state media reported.…
The new restriction is a sign that the military will be a key front in Xi's anti-corruption campaign, which has already unsettled cadres of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with punishments of 232,000 officials last year, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspections (CCDI).
Xin Jinxing is serious about eradicating corruption. Narendra Modi needs to take a hint. The US? "Freedom, Democracy and Capitalism."

Asia Times Online
China bars outside income for military
Michael Lelyveld

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