During an economic leadership meeting of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chinese President Xi Jinping called on wealthy citizens (SCMP) to “give back to society more,” and officials pledged to increase regulations on people with high incomes. The comments could signal new property and inheritance taxes, economists told Bloomberg.
This Backgrounder looks at the CCP.
Cambodia: Authorities sentenced union leader Rong Chhun (Al Jazeera) to two years in prison for incitement after he criticized the government’s demarcation of the Cambodia-Vietnam border last year.
