Why Xi Jinping fears the Panama Papers

Despite the fact that relatives of eight of China’s most senior officials were implicated in the Panama Papers released last week, the Chinese public knows little about it. Citizens of other affected countries have been calling for investigations, even leading to the resignation of named leaders, like Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson.  

But China’s Central Propaganda Department mounted an aggressive campaign to block all mention of the Panama Papers on social media sites, search engines and in the news media.

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