By Justin Kirschner
It’s hard to imagine the United States and China “joining
hands” on much. The two countries are
often at loggerheads over China’s
currency value, China’s
power projection into the South China Sea, and alleged Chinese hacking of US government
personnel records.
But “joining
hands” is just how China described the US-Sino relationship in fighting
cross-border corruption after the
US repatriated wanted economic fugitive Yang Jinjun ahead of President Xi’s
first state visit to the US. Just days
later, China heralded the return
of another fugitive, Kuang Wan Fang, who was serving a prison term in the
US for financial crimes, but was wanted in China for corruption and bribery
linked to those same crimes that got her thrown behind bars in the US.
