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| Where are China’s missing moguls? Since the start of the year, 39 Chinese business leaders have vanished into Liuzhi—a detention system created as part of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption crackdown. Don Weinland, our China business and finance editor and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss the extent of these sinister disappearances. 00:00 - Chinese bosses are being detained 00:50 - What is the Liuzhi detention system 02:08 - How many CEOs have disappeared? 03:14 - Why is Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign increasing 05:15 - How else are businessmen being persecuted? 06:43 - High suicide rates among Chinese businessmen Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/4osBCph China’s disappearing bosses: https://econ.st/47uNWjf Sign up to our weekly newsletter: https://econ.st/3J0xzBr #TheEconomist #China #XiJinping |
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