News
- Senator John McCain scheduled a congressional hearing on Russia’s election hacking for Thursday. Donald Trump contradicted U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia was behind the hacks, citing Julian Assange. (Politico, BBC)
- Despite warnings, Canada’s Liberal Party continued to accept donationsfrom a Chinese benefactor suspected of graft. (SCMP)
- Global casino stocks slumped after China announced new anti-money laundering rules. (Bloomberg)
- Romania’s new government will include several politicians linked to corruption. (Politico)
- Ukrainian Bank Khreschatyk’s assets include more than $75 million innon-liquid, unsecured bonds which appear to have been issued by anonymous companies with no assets of their own. (Kyiv Post)
Features
- Jamil Anderlini assesses the political costs of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive. (FT)
- Chinese state media are producing more television shows about graft suspects. (Quartz)
- A Chinese billionaire awaiting trial on bribery charges lives without bail in a gilded cage in Manhattan. (NYT)
