“Xi had already played a role in locking up his fellow princeling, Bo Xilai.

“As Xi’s corruption campaign played out, I finally concluded that it was more about burying potential rivals than about stamping out malfeasance,” Mr. Xi is thus regarded more as a tool to purge political rivals in order to consolidate power. Xi’s direct financial holdings are cloaked in mystery.ĭesmond Shum, a former Chinese insider, wrote in his 2021 book, “Red Roulette: An Insider’s Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today’s China,” that other senior Communist Party leaders were corrupt as well, including recently retired Politburo Standing Committee member Han Zheng, who reportedly had a secret bank account in Australia worth $20 million. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists also reported in 2014 that Deng Jiaqui was among the Chinese elite with hidden offshore bank accounts.

Xi, the Indian newspaper The Print reported in September 2021. “Strategies and processes related to the High North are among the most vulnerable intelligence targets in Norwegian politics,” it said.The business grew exponentially after being given prime local land by government officials seeking favor from Mr.

“A stronger Chinese presence in the High North could challenge Norwegian security interests by facilitating intelligence operations and creating economic dependence that is vulnerable to exploitation,” the Norwegian agency said. China, which has an observer status at the council, sees the Arctic region as a transport route to Europe - a “Polar Silk Road.” Meetings of the Arctic Council, an eight-country intergovernmental group that includes the US and current chair Russia, have been suspended since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine last February. It also highlighted vulnerabilities linked the Nordic country’s upcoming chairmanship of the Arctic Council, due to start next month. Such activities, while “not necessarily illegal,” may seek the same goals as unlawful activities, such as gaining access to sensitive technology, it said. China will “try to purchase or establish businesses on strategically located properties in the High North,” Norway’s domestic intelligence and security service said in its annual risk assessment published on Monday.

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