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China's resource-rich regions face intensified anti-corruption efforts

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Regions in China with abundant natural resources, such as Jiangxi, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, and Hebei, have experienced the highest number of senior officials removed for corruption. This trend suggests a connection between resource wealth and entrenched corruption, a phenomenon often referred to as a "resource curse." The Chinese government, under Xi Jinping, is intensifying efforts to combat corruption in these areas, particularly where significant power, funds, and resources are concentrated, to prevent the negative impacts associated with such resource-rich regions. AI

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China's resource-rich regions face intensified anti-corruption efforts

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · William Zheng ·

    Is ‘resource curse’ to blame in regions hit harder by Xi’s anti-corruption campaign?

    The South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign. In the third part of a series accompanying the data project, William Zheng looks at the relationship between rich regional resources and corruption. Be…

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