Xu Zongheng has become China’s latest media spectacle in the PRC’s efforts to stamp out corruption. The former mayor of Shenzhen was stripped of his post last week and placed under investigative detention on suspicion of “serious disciplinary offenses” involving his connections with GOME founder, Huang Guangyu, who was arrested earlier this year on charges [...]

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Commentary black jails, china, corruption, extradition, PRC, under the table, whistleblowers

Corruption in China is both a significant impediment to the country’s development and a highly complex issue in US-China business relations. In this installment of Link Up, Learn More, I interview International Lawyer, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Specialist and Author, Richard L. Cassin, who has resided in Asia for nearly two decades. What are [...]

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Interviews china, corruption, FCPA, foreign corrupt practices act, guanxi, Law, Richard L. Cassin, under the table

Many, many thanks to the hard-working editors at one of my favorite China-focused publications, China Economic Review, for recognizing my post, Under The Table: An Introductory Course in the Editors’ Journal. You made my week! (never one to be bashful- see below)

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Commentary China Economic Review, corruption, Editors' Journal, link, under the table

“Last week, a finely dressed Chinese man walked into Louis Vuitton’s flagship store here, seeking that perfect gift for that special someone: a senior government official.” So begins a recent article in the New York Times, Chinese Grease the Wheels of Power With Luxury Gifts. In 2002, a finely dressed Chinese man walked into my [...]

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Commentary bribery, Business, china, corruption, economics, politics, under the table