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Not schools for scoundrels

[2014-12-18 08:12]

In the past two years China's crackdown on corruption has made headlines across the world as disgraced former officials have been hauled before the courts.

"As a newly promoted Party official, I learned a lot at the education center. Corruption is an existential threat to the Party, and also affects the country's stability and security. I understand the anti-graft activities of the central and provincial governments."

Getting the message across

[2014-12-18 08:12]

A prison stands next to the Beijing Anti-Graft Education Center, its barbed wire and observation towers clearly visible to visitors entering the center. Founded in 2006, the anti-graft facility was one of the first in China.

Distorted perceptions

[2014-12-18 08:12]

A relief sculpture on the gates of the Guangdong Anti-Graft Education Center depicts the Xie Zhi, a single-horned beast from Chinese mythology, similar to the Western unicorn, that symbolizes the rule of law. Whenever it encounters injustice, the Xie Zhi charges and bites the guilty party.

PLA submariners defy death in the depths

[2014-12-18 08:12]

For Senior Captain Wang Hongli and his crew, reacting fast enough in their submarine in the abyss of the ocean is a matter of life and death.

With lives in peril, captain brings calm

[2014-12-18 08:12]

When the submarine started sinking rapidly, I was on duty. I can recall how nervous I was at that time because the vessel continued to sink for about 10 seconds even though Senior Captain Wang Hongli, commander of our flotilla and mission leader, had ordered all ballast tanks to be blown.