Daily Memo: More Corruption Allegations in Beijing, Putin Visits Kazakhstan

The Chinese defense minister is reportedly the latest official facing scrutiny.

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Chinese crackdown. Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation over allegations of corruption, The Financial Times reported. Dong, who was appointed by Xi Jinping, would be the third consecutive defense minister to be investigated for corruption amid a sweeping crackdown in the military. This comes a week after Dong declined a meeting […]

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