Party Tightens Grip on Businesses of Cadres’ Family Members

The Communist Party of China has issued regulations to further tighten its grip on the business activities of senior officials’ family members after a number of corruption cases highlighted shady government-business ties.

The regulations, issued by the Central Committee’s General Office, require leading cadres — including party and government officials at the bureau level and above — to accurately list the business activities of their spouse and children when declaring their personal interests every year, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.