Sunday, February 1, 2015

'Leave the arts to artists,' China's top graft-buster warns officials

China’s anti-corruption watchdog issued a stern warning to bureaucrats telling them not to engage with associations devoted to the arts. An article published by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Communist Party agency leading the ongoing nation-wide campaign against corruption, harshly criticised incumbent and former government officials who take posts in local art groups including calligraphers', painters' , or writers' associations. The article says the practice has led to corruptions known as “elegant bribery”.

Read the story by Chris Luo, in South China Morning Post. http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1682835/corruption-watchdog-warns-officials-against-taking-posts-art

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