Sinosphere Blog: In Crackdown on Corruption, Even Mooncakes Are Not Exempt
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 5th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Sinosphere Blog: In Crackdown on Corruption, Even Mooncakes Are Not Exempt
No longer just a symbol of auspicious reunions, the mooncake has become an emblem of the corruption that the Chinese government under Xi Jinping is eager to stop.![]()
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We could have stopped this epidemic, and saved my colleagues’ lives.![]()



















