Tag: Corruption

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New Anti-graft Ministry Heightens Rights Concerns

The anticipated establishment of the National Supervision Commission—a new “fourth branch” of government which will oversee and extend President Xi Jinping’s ongoing anti-corruption drive—is adding to long-running concerns about the rights of those under investigation. Suspects are currently held under shuanggui, or “dual designation,” a secret detention system overseen by the CCP’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection that