China's Anti-Corruption Drive in Academia Linked to Science and Tech Ambitions

Why China’s anti-corruption drive in academia is vital to its science and tech ambitions

In the run-up to this year’s ‘two sessions’ – the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and political advisory body – high-level policymakers have stressed the need to defuse financial risks and root out political corruption, two of President Xi Jinping’s long-term priorities. As part of a series, Dannie Peng looks at the fight against corruption in academia. As science and technology become national priorities in China, Beijing has turned its sweeping corruption crackdown on academia,...

By Dannie Peng