Look Who's Not Coming to China's Party:  Business Leaders Sidelined by Graft

When almost 3,000 lawmakers gather in Beijing Thursday for the annual session of China’s National People’s Congress, some of the business community delegates may be sitting a little uneasily in their seats.

President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft campaign has taken down dozens of NPC delegates, with the focus now shifting to business leaders who are seen as hampering reform efforts aimed at sustaining growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Nine business leaders, who headed companies ranging from energy utilities to investment, will be absent from the meeting.