Beijing is launching an investigation into alleged corrupt dealings by the spouses and children of officials in the city’s municipal government, in a pointed reminder to more powerful residents of the city to rein in their relatives’ behaviour.
An audit of their assets would take place next year and on a rotating basis in subsequent years, official news agency Xinhua said.
Like London or Washington, Beijing is home both to a national and a city government. Corruption at the national level offers access to greater amounts of money and power but local-level corruption is usually a much larger irritant in citizens’ daily lives.
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