Buy - backs in China are known colloquially as ` ` dirty money '' in a country where paying bribes is widespread . China dropped from 80th place to 39th out of 175 countries in a recent corruption index . While graft may often be standard practice in China , where it is usually disguised as gifts and hospitality , the victims of corruption are often those who can least afford it . Transparency International says the country 's poor showing may actually be a sign of corruption .
Buy - backs in China are known colloquially as ` ` dirty money '' in a country where paying bribes is widespread . China dropped from 80th place to 39th out of 175 countries in a recent corruption index . Transparency International says the country 's poor showing may actually be a sign of corruption .