By Rooting Out Corruption, China Is Risking Its Oil

After more than a year of rumors, an official investigation into "serious disciplinary violations" was launched last week against Zhou Yongkang, China’s onetime security czar. The ambitious move by Chinese President Xi Jinping pushes his sweeping anti-corruption campaign to new heights and further consolidates his power by ousting a high-level political opponent. The shakeup may disturb cohesion in the ruling Communist Party — but the potential consequences of the probe stretch well beyond China’s borders.

DIIS senior researcher Luke Patey argues that the corruption investigation threatens to compromise China’s global energy interests.

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