BEIJING: Three Chinese anti-corruption activists who unfurled banners calling for government officials to declare their assets stood trial Tuesday for “illegal assembly,” a lawyer said, despite an official campaign against graft.
An anti-corruption drive championed by China’s President Xi Jinping has been heavily publicized in state-run media, but the ruling Communist Party keeps a tight grip on political dissent and the case is seen as part of a clampdown on citizens who publicly demand reforms.
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