Chinese Link to 'Panama Papers' Widens; Documents show top officials' relatives were involved in companies incorporated in offshore tax havens

A brother-in-law of Mr. Xi is also named in the leaked documents as a shareholder of offshore firms, as reported earlier this week by the ICIJ. Since foreign media reports citing the documents, known as the Panama Papers, emerged this week, Chinese censors have worked to scrub domestic news sites an...

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Published in:The Wall Street journal. Eastern edition 2016-04-06
Main Authors: Chun Han Wong, Josh Chin, Chin, Josh
Format: Newspaper Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Hu Yaobang
Law firms
Liu Yunshan
Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
Offshore
Political parties
Stockholders
Tax havens
Xi Jinping
Zeng Qinghong
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Summary:A brother-in-law of Mr. Xi is also named in the leaked documents as a shareholder of offshore firms, as reported earlier this week by the ICIJ. Since foreign media reports citing the documents, known as the Panama Papers, emerged this week, Chinese censors have worked to scrub domestic news sites and social media of mentions of any China connection.
ISSN:2574-9579