Today: Minxin Pei discussed his new book, China’s Crony Capitalism, with Richard McGregor, Evan Osnos, and Andrew Wedeman at Hudson Institute. Watch the recording.
News
- The Kremlin wants to include teaching an “anti-corruption worldview” on the school curriculum.
- China jailed a former Nanjing city chief for graft. (Reuters)
- A U.S. pageant has been accused of silencing a beauty queen’s outspoken criticisms of China. (NYT)
Features
- Overstating the scale of Russian interference in the U.S. election plays into Putin’s hands, says Damir Marusic. (American Interest)
- The confirmation of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State is likely to be thefirst battle between Trump and Congress over the president-elect’s Russia ties, says John Hudson. (Foreign Policy)
- Tillerson built up relations with Putin and other autocrats over decades, says Steven Mufson. (WaPo)
- A quick look at some of the money laundering methods still in use following India’s recent demonetization drive. (Times of India)
Finally… A California man who embezzled $5 million from his employer thenspent $1 million on “a bad video game that most of you will only know from some terrible Kate Upton commercials.”
