Seasonal Magazine November 2013

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international

MEET THE MAN WHO IS CLEANING UP CHINA WHO IS CLEANING UP CHINA

OF CORRUPTION

Behind China's aggressive drive to root out corruption is Wang Qishan, a historian-turnedeconomist who once felt so bad about getting free parking that he reportedly sent a colleague back to pay the fee. President Xi Jinping launched the anti-corruption campaign after becoming Communist Party chief in November. So far the party has announced the investigation or arrest of eight senior officials, including three from the 376-member elite Central Committee. Among them, former executives from oil giant PetroChina are being investigated in what appears to be the biggest graft probe into a state-run firm in years. Seasonal Magazine

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