Launch of new research on Chinese money laundering organisations

RUSI’s Kathryn Westmore launched her SOC ACE paper Flying Money, Hidden Threat: Understanding the growth of Chinese Money Laundering Organisations at RUSI on Wednesday, 12 November.

Watch the event recording and keep an eye out for more research updates here.  

The paper looks at the rapid growth of Chinese money laundering organisations, tracing their historic roots to their dominant modern-day position. The launch included a panel discussion with Adrian Searle (RUSI Senior Associate Fellow and former Director of the National Economic Crime Centre), Phil Brickell MP (Chair of the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption & Responsible Tax) and Tom Keatinge (Director of the RUSI Centre for Finance & Security).

The event was covered in the media with an exclusive in The Times (paywall), coverage in the Sri Lanka Guardian, Scottish Sun, Daily Mail, as well as leading sector blogs such as Coda, Regulation Asia and amlintelligence.com.