Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

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English book about DGSE on way, Australia-India defence conclave, DRSD in Strasbourg, China and 'invisible' corruption

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceFirst English history of DGSE to be published next year in US

Australia/IndiaAustralia India Institute organises first defence conclave in Canberra

FranceDRSD's Strasbourg branch looking to boost security

ChinaAs holidays approach, Beijing tightens its grip on ‘invisible' corruption

China
Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive targets United Front and Chinese diaspora

The Chinese Communist Party is extending its crackdown beyond its borders. Having disciplined domestic elites, Xi Jinping is now targeting the United Front Work Department and diaspora networks, discreet cornerstones of Beijing's parallel diplomacy.

China
CCP to continue using anti-corruption drive to raise funds as Xi Jinping promises ongoing reform

The Chinese Communist Party is set to unveil its new economic doctrine at the central committee plenary session which is opening today in Beijing against a backdrop of particular turbulence in the property and finance sectors.

China
Beijing prepares to deploy Belt and Road 'militia'

China wants to provide military units to state firms established in countries which have joined the Belt and Road Initiative, in order to stamp out internal corruption and protect Chinese foreign investments.

China
Chinese investment banks overwhelmed by heavy-handed instructions

The heads of China's major financial institutions are being called on to both cut costs and weed out fraud as they get hit by a wave of sometimes contradictory orders from the government.

Spotlight | China
China International Capital Corp targeted by Xi Jinping's new anti-corruption drive

The Chinese investment bank has quietly started reshuffling its teams in an effort to soften the blow it could be dealt by an investigation the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee for Discipline Inspection may launch against it.

China
'Shaanxi Gang' on the rise during Xi's third term

From anti-corruption campaigns to the Central Military Commission, more and more strategic Chinese Communist Party positions are being filled by members who hail from or forged their political career in the president's home province of Shaanxi.

China
Ex-President Jiang Zemin's clan targeted by fresh anti-corruption campaign

China's spymaster Zhao Leji has launched another anti-corruption crackdown to destroy the last remaining vestiges of former president Jiang Zemin's influence.

China
A Korea specialist tapped for political influence intelligence dept

Chen Zhou, an official with significant experience in the South [...]