Home
AI
World
Politics
Health
Crime & justice
Science & technology
Social issues
Sports
Money
Entertainment
Environment/energy
Military
Culture
Weather
Media






Home
Bias Split
Public FiguresControversies

Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters
Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters

Sign Up!
Sign Up Now!

How our sliders workAboutContact UsNewsletter Archive
MediaFAQGlossaryPrivacy Policy
  1. Home

Former Bank of China Manager Jailed for Life

  • #China
  • #Economic conditions & trends
  • #Finance
  • #Crime & justice
story
DEC 2023
Image copyright: Wikimedia Commons
story last updated DEC 2023

The Spin

Pro-China narrative

Considering the economic pain Xu caused for the government and the Chinese people, this sentence is more than fair. After decades of thievery and another 20 years of hiding from justice, the government has finally put an end to this corrupt scheme and its perpetrators.

Chinadaily

Anti-China narrative

Don't be fooled by Xi's faux egalitarianism. He isn't cracking down on successful businessmen due to their greed but rather due to their unwillingness to completely bow to his regime. He's investigated, sanctioned, or arrested dozens of executives — from the finance industry to the tech industry — to solidify Communist Party loyalty among the nation's elite.

New York Times

Metaculus Prediction


Go Deeper

The US-China Conflict
Context
+5
AUG 2022AUG 2022

Articles on this story

Korean won slides amid strong US dollar, China fears
Korea HeraldJUL 2023
China is hiding key data to pretend its economy is doing OK. It's not.
Business InsiderJUL 2023
China's banks have dialed back lending to the lowest level in 14 years as economic woes pile up
Business InsiderJUL 2023
China's economy is getting worse as falling prices for new homes add to mounting alarms
Business InsiderJUL 2023