TOKYO -- A pair of pulse-thumping political dramas have gripped China, providing endless fodder for small talk in tea houses, bars and living rooms across the country.
Both are about corruption. They coincide with President Xi Jinping's signature anti-graft campaign. One, a TV series titled "In the Name of People," was broadcast this spring. The other is unfolding in real life, from a high-rise luxury apartment in Manhattan, and has yet to reach its climax.