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China’s anti-corruption crackdown hits resource-rich border regions hardest
Research by the South China Morning Post found mineral-abundant areas, including Jiangxi, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi and Hebei, accounted for the most senior officials sacked for corruption over the past decade.
The South China Morning Post says China’s decade-long anti-graft crackdown has disproportionately targeted mineral-rich and border regions, as Beijing tries to prevent regional “resource curses” linked to corruption.
In its analysis of the relationship between natural resources and wrongdoing, the outlet points to areas beneath China’s less developed landscapes, where mineral resources range from coal to critical minerals used in advanced industrial machinery and military products.
The research highlighted specific provinces and regions, including Jiangxi, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi and Hebei, which it says top the list for senior officials removed for corruption during the period covered by the decade-long campaign.