Facing China with Quiet Pragmatism 
Pharma giants pay millions to Russian distributor entangled in corruption allegations to win cancer drug business 
Xi emerges powerful from Beijing meeting, but maybe not all-powerful China Capital stories reveal how ICBC advanced China’s political goals across four continents
ICIJ’s media partners uncovered strategic deals and moves the Chinese bank made around the world to further the political priorities of the party-state. …
Corruption
Bangladesh’s Hill Country Needs Dialogue, Not More Bureaucracy
A treaty on paper with no implementation has failed to resolve disputes …
National Press Club Bans Reporters While Protesting Trump’s Banning of Reporters
Yesterday, the National Press Club issued a statement condemning President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, Politico and MS Now from the White House. “Every American…
ICIJ journalist Micah Reddy freed after 4 days in secretive Djibouti custody
Reddy and local guide Mohamed Willo Ismael (“Kooki Mahmoud”) went missing Sept. 19 in Djibouti City. …
IMDB’s China Connection
In a new book, the author reveals the ties between China and the staggering corruption of the 1MDB scandal …
Trump administration gave firm with ties to ballroom donor the green light to do business with a sanctioned Russian bank
Private equity investor Konstantin Sokolov was also appointed to run a government enterprise fund. …