Xi Jinping tells officials they are ‘being followed by shadows’ as he cracks down on corruption
1 year, 5 months ago

Xi Jinping tells officials they are ‘being followed by shadows’ as he cracks down on corruption

The Telegraph  

Chinese officials should feel like they are being “followed by shadows”, Xi Jinping, the president, has said as he continues his crackdown on corruption. Mr Xi gave his warning at a meeting of the Central Auditing Commission in May, but the previously unpublished speech was revealed in Qiushi, the leading Communist Party journal this week, the South China Morning Post reported. The purge of Gen Li followed the removal of Qin Gang, the foreign minister and an earlier shake-up of China’s top military leadership when Mr Xi removed two generals overseeing the country’s nuclear and missile arsenal – moves that reinforced the sense that even the top brass is under constant scrutiny. Auditing has traditionally been a common method used by the Communist Party to stamp out alleged corruption and Mr Xi established the Central Auditing Commission to strengthen the party’s power to enforce its policies. One month after the speech, the National Audit Office announced it had uncovered more than one billion yuan in “misconduct against financial discipline” by government departments including the foreign ministry, customs agency and central bank.

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Xi targets petty corruption on a giant scale to soothe China’s masses
1 week, 4 days ago

Xi targets petty corruption on a giant scale to soothe China’s masses

Live Mint  

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is battling petty corruption through a nationwide campaign that has swept up more than half a million low-level officials over the past year, as Beijing grapples with rising public resentment over a sagging economy. “Punish the ‘greed and corruption of flies and ants,’ and give the masses a greater sense of fulfillment," Xi said early last …

Xi urges high-quality audit-based oversight to promote economic, social development
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi urges high-quality audit-based oversight to promote economic, social development

China Daily  

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for high-quality audit-based oversight to provide safeguards for the country's high-quality economic and social development. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a recent instruction on the audit work, which he underscored as an important part …

Xi calls for winning tough anti-graft battle
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi calls for winning tough anti-graft battle

China Daily  

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Jan 6, 2025. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, emphasized on Monday the importance of exercising rigorous …

After year of big corruption crackdown, China promises more probes, retribution
2 months, 3 weeks ago

After year of big corruption crackdown, China promises more probes, retribution

Hindustan Times  

By Ryan Woo After year of big corruption crackdown, China promises more probes, retribution BEIJING - One day before a key meeting of China's anti-graft watchdog, the state broadcaster aired a programme on how grassroots corruption is being crushed, dispelling any notion that China is losing its grip on graft. "A businessman might offer me money directly, and I'd refuse," …

China's unyielding fight against corruption
2 months, 4 weeks ago

China's unyielding fight against corruption

China Daily  

BEIJING - China's top disciplinary agency is set to convene a pivotal plenary session from Jan 6 to 8, where it will outline key priorities in the fight against corruption for the year ahead. According to the country's top anti-corruption watchdog, 58 high-ranking officials under the supervision of the Communist Party of China Central Committee were probed last year. In …

China: Xi pushes Politburo leaders to fight against corruption even as his crackdown's efficacy remains questionable
3 months ago

China: Xi pushes Politburo leaders to fight against corruption even as his crackdown's efficacy remains questionable

Firstpost  

A record number of senior officials have come under investigation in the anti-corruption crackdown. Despite these efforts, corruption continues to plague the Communist Party, particularly among its upper echelons Secondary school students gather in front of a screen displaying an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China …

China executes official involved in country's largest corruption case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China executes official involved in country's largest corruption case

Hindustan Times  

China on Tuesday executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totalling to over USD 421 million. The death sentence of Li, former secretary of the ruling Communist Party working committee of the Hohhot economic and technological development zone, was initially issued in September …

Xi Jinping power play: Why China's military is in deep turmoil
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Xi Jinping power play: Why China's military is in deep turmoil

India Today  

Things appear to be in turmoil in China’s People’s Liberation Army, the world’s largest military force. The sweeping crackdown has implicated numerous high-ranking officials, including recent investigations into Admiral Miao Hua and defence minister Dong Jun, signalling a deepening crisis in military leadership. Admiral Miao Hua, a senior member of China’s Central Military Commission and chief of the political work …

‘Shadow-chasing’: China on FT report that its defence minister is being probed for corruption
4 months ago

‘Shadow-chasing’: China on FT report that its defence minister is being probed for corruption

Firstpost  

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning called the FT report ‘just shadow-chasing’ which cited US officials as saying that China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption “Just shadow-chasing” said the China’s foreign ministry, on Wednesday, when it was asked about a news report which claimed that the Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed …

Anti-corruption campaign always on the road
1 year, 2 months ago

Anti-corruption campaign always on the road

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY China's fight against corruption must maintain its intensity and not turn back, relax or show any mercy to the corrupt officials, the country's top leader declared at a meeting that evaluated last year's anti-corruption drive and prepared the road map for this year's campaign. While all the members of China's leading anti-graft body were discussing the importance …

Xi stresses winning anti-graft fight
1 year, 2 months ago

Xi stresses winning anti-graft fight

China Daily  

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Jan 8, 2024. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called on Monday for targeted and sustained efforts …

Xi's stern message to top officials: 'Keep away from corruption, refrain from obeying foreign examples'
1 year, 3 months ago

Xi's stern message to top officials: 'Keep away from corruption, refrain from obeying foreign examples'

India TV News  

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned senior ruling Communist Party officials to maintain personal integrity, set strict rules for relatives to keep them away from corruption and refrain from blindly following "foreign examples" and reckless actions. “Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee should exert rigorous requirements on themselves according to the standards of Marxist statesmen, setting …

China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft
2 years, 5 months ago

China party says nearly 5 million members probed for graft

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party says it has investigated almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last decade, with formal criminal cases brought against 553. At a briefing Monday on the sidelines of the party’s national congress held every five years, the deputy secretary of the party’s Committee for Discipline and Inspection, Xiao Pei, said 207,000 party …

Xi ‘firmly in charge’ as rivals fall in China anti-graft campaign
2 years, 5 months ago

Xi ‘firmly in charge’ as rivals fall in China anti-graft campaign

Al Jazeera  

Name after name, senior politician after senior politician. “For those who have speculated there is opposition to Xi’s leadership, these sentences make it clear he is firmly in charge.” Corruption not unusual in China According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, which ranks countries based on perceived levels of public sector corruption, China scored 45 out of 100 in 2021, …

How strong is Xi Jinping's position in today's China?
2 years, 6 months ago

How strong is Xi Jinping's position in today's China?

India Today  

Dispelling the empty rumors on the social media of an invisible coup d'etat in Beijing, Chinese president Xi Jinping made his first public appearance on Tuesday since returning to China in mid-September. READ | China President Xi Jinping reappears on state TV amid rumours over 'absence' “Undoubtedly, Xi Jinping is going to embark on his third term with the 20th …

China official gets life imprisonment for corruption amid Xi Jinping's crackdown
2 years, 6 months ago

China official gets life imprisonment for corruption amid Xi Jinping's crackdown

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese court sentenced a former top security official to life in prison, completing a crackdown on the “political clique” he led just weeks before a crucial Communist Party reshuffle. Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Former Vice Public Security Minister Sun Lijun, 53, was given a suspended death sentence with no possibility …

What’s Driving Xi’s Anti-Corruption Drive?
3 years, 1 month ago

What’s Driving Xi’s Anti-Corruption Drive?

The Diplomat  

Over the last several years, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on corruption has swept up dozens of senior officers in the Chinese military. Nonetheless, Xi’s multiple drives against corruption, not just in the military, but in the Chinese Communist Party and among entrepreneurs as well, have also spawned the use of the Chinese media to reveal to the public the …

China targets financial sector in new anti-corruption drive
3 years, 4 months ago

China targets financial sector in new anti-corruption drive

Al Jazeera  

China’s ruling Community Party turned its sights on the country’s vast financial sector this month, kicking off a new round of a years-long campaign to uncover corruption and illegal dealings. The country’s top anti-corruption watchdog has started a roughly two-month inspection of more than 20 institutions including the central bank, the banking and insurance regulator, stock exchanges, commercial banks and …

Xi Jinping’s Cult & Purge: How He Used Image of an Anti-corruption Crusader to Usurp More Power
4 years, 6 months ago

Xi Jinping’s Cult & Purge: How He Used Image of an Anti-corruption Crusader to Usurp More Power

News 18  

A Republican lawmaker, Scott Perry, has presented a bill in the United States House of Representatives, Name the Enemy Act, demanding the Chinese head of state, Xi Jinping, should not be referred to as the ‘Chinese President’ anymore. Xi Jinping has become so powerful that he has abolished the two-term rule and can remain China’s president even for life unless …

Xi Jinping says anti-corruption campaigns are no excuse to be ‘lazy’
5 years, 8 months ago

Xi Jinping says anti-corruption campaigns are no excuse to be ‘lazy’

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Chinese President Xi Jinping has told officials not to use his signature anti-corruption campaign as an excuse to slack off and avoid difficult decisions, according to Chinese state media. Speaking at a meeting of senior party leaders Tuesday, Xi said local officials had to take the hard decisions and “hot potatoes,” while remaining “incorruptible, responsible and …

China faces historic battle against corruption, says official appointed by Xi Jinping to tackle graft charges
7 years, 4 months ago

China faces historic battle against corruption, says official appointed by Xi Jinping to tackle graft charges

Firstpost  

China must win its battle against corruption or face being erased by history, its new top graft buster said in an editorial on Saturday Shanghai: China must win its battle against corruption or face being erased by history, its new top graft buster said in an editorial on Saturday, underscoring the ruling Communist Party’s focus on eliminating corrupt behaviour. “The …

What Motivates Chinese President Xi Jinping's Anti-Corruption Drive?
7 years, 5 months ago

What Motivates Chinese President Xi Jinping's Anti-Corruption Drive?

NPR  

What Motivates Chinese President Xi Jinping's Anti-Corruption Drive? Sponsor Message Enlarge this image toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP Ng Han Guan/AP The year 2012 was a tumultuous one for China's Communist Party. Kroeber says the rumor behind Xi's disappearance that summer begins with Xi's going to China's Communist Party elders. Lam says Xi has used the campaign to eliminate key …

Chinese President Xi Jinping promises a 'modern socialist country' but acknowledges 'grim' challenges
7 years, 5 months ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping promises a 'modern socialist country' but acknowledges 'grim' challenges

ABC  

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to build a "modern socialist country", while more forcefully addressing the "grim" challenges facing the country, at a twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress. Key points: President Xi makes rare acknowledgement of severe economic challenges China will relax market access for foreign investment Mr Xi also vows to continue anti-corruption crackdown Speaking in the massive Great …

China upgrades anti-corruption fight
7 years, 11 months ago

China upgrades anti-corruption fight

China Daily  

China's top insurance regulator was put under investigation Sunday as the country steps up efforts to curb corruption in the financial sector. Xiang Junbo, chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission, was being investigated for suspected serious violation of the Party's code of conduct, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China. The investigated officials …

China upgrades anti-corruption fight
7 years, 11 months ago

China upgrades anti-corruption fight

China Daily  

China's top insurance regulator was put under investigation Sunday as the country steps up efforts to curb corruption in the financial sector. Xiang Junbo, chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission, was being investigated for suspected serious violation of the Party's code of conduct, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China. The investigated officials …

Jiangsu anti-graft official's new work draws from real cases
7 years, 11 months ago

Jiangsu anti-graft official's new work draws from real cases

China Daily  

So, with the help of Jiangsu's provincial committee for discipline inspection, he got the material of 633 corruption cases from all over the country and started his two-year work. "Many are made-up stories, telling how corruption of an official was disclosed by his mistress, or by a thief who broke into his house, without showing the determination of our Party …

China's top anti-graft body to keep high pressure on corruption
8 years, 2 months ago

China's top anti-graft body to keep high pressure on corruption

China Daily  

BEIJING - China's top anti-graft authority has pledged to maintain a tough stance on corruption in 2017 and promote "comprehensively and strictly governing the Party" to go deeper. Efforts are needed to maintain a sound intra-Party political environment and prepare for the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress to be held this year, according to a communique released after …

Xi: Strict discipline required
8 years, 2 months ago

Xi: Strict discipline required

China Daily  

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the seventh plenary session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Jan. 6, 2017. Election fraud must not occur, president tells watchdog meeting President Xi Jinping required on Friday strict discipline in personnel reshuffles to prevent election fraud ahead of a key meeting of the Communist Party of China …

Xi: Strict discipline required
8 years, 2 months ago

Xi: Strict discipline required

China Daily  

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the seventh plenary session of the 18th Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Jan. 6, 2017. Election fraud must not occur, president tells watchdog meeting President Xi Jinping required on Friday strict discipline in personnel reshuffles to prevent election fraud ahead of a key meeting of the Communist Party of China …

Top leadership to maintain fight against corruption
8 years, 3 months ago

Top leadership to maintain fight against corruption

China Daily  

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presides over a Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee meeting in Beijing on Dec 27, 2016. In 2017 existing corruption should be reduced, and any rise in corruption contained, said a statement released after a Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee meeting Wednesday. Recent years have seen huge progress …

China’s Communist Party raises Xi to symbolic ‘core’ status
8 years, 5 months ago

China’s Communist Party raises Xi to symbolic ‘core’ status

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s Communist Party elevated President Xi Jinping to the position of “core” leader on Thursday, underscoring his clout and strengthening his dominance ahead of a reshuffle in the top ranks next year. A key party meeting this week called on all members to unite around the party leadership with “Comrade Xi Jinping as the core,” according to a …

Xi Jinping: The power and fragility of China’s leader
9 years, 1 month ago

Xi Jinping: The power and fragility of China’s leader

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kristie Lu Stout is the host of CNN International’s flagship talk show On China. And in a cartoon specially commissioned for CNN’s “On China” program, Harrison depicts Chinese President Xi Jinping as the man inside the black-and-white fur suit. “Xi Jinping has been extremely successful in the past few years in building up his power base,” says noted …

China to launch new anti-graft inspection in 2016
9 years, 1 month ago

China to launch new anti-graft inspection in 2016

China Daily  

Wang Qishan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, attends a meeting on anti-graft inspection in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 23, 2016. BEIJING -- China's central authority will conduct a fresh round of anti-corruption inspections, the first of …

China to launch new anti-graft inspection in 2016
9 years, 1 month ago

China to launch new anti-graft inspection in 2016

China Daily  

Wang Qishan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, attends a meeting on anti-graft inspection in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 23, 2016. BEIJING -- China's central authority will conduct a fresh round of anti-corruption inspections, the first of …

Watchdog pledges to intensify scrutiny
9 years, 1 month ago

Watchdog pledges to intensify scrutiny

China Daily  

Wang Qishan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, addresses a conference on the work of central-level Party inspection in Beijing, China, Feb 11, 2015. China's top anti-graft watchdog has pledged to strengthen disciplinary inspections of Party and government …

28 high-ranking Chinese officials probed for corruption in 2014
10 years ago

28 high-ranking Chinese officials probed for corruption in 2014

China Daily  

28 high-ranking Chinese officials probed for corruption in 2014 Updated: 2015-03-12 09:30:09 BEIJING - A total of 28 officials at the provincial or ministerial level and higher were placed under judicial investigation for corruption last year, according to a report of China's top procurator. The officials included Zhou Yongkang, a former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau …

Shambaugh China essay rebuffed
10 years ago

Shambaugh China essay rebuffed

China Daily  

Major China experts in Washington have rebutted a controversial essay on China that appeared in last Friday's Wall Street Journal. The column - entitled "The Coming Chinese Crackup" - was penned by China hand David Shambaugh, professor of international affairs and the director of the China Policy Program at George Washington University, who asserted, among other things, that China's ongoing …

China's anti-corruption watchdog turns attention to top aide of former president Hu Jintao
10 years, 3 months ago

China's anti-corruption watchdog turns attention to top aide of former president Hu Jintao

ABC  

A top aide of China's former president Hu Jintao is being investigated for corruption. China's ruling Communist Party announced the probe into Ling Jihua's actions as president Xi Jinping opened another front in his sweeping battle against corruption. In a statement on its website, the party's anti-corruption watchdog said Mr Ling was being investigated for "suspected serious discipline violations", which …

China seeks more intl help with hunt for fugitive officials
10 years, 3 months ago

China seeks more intl help with hunt for fugitive officials

China Daily  

BEIJING - China's disciplinary watchdog opened a new "whistle blowing channel" on Tuesday, to help facilitate international support of its ongoing campaign to repatriate fugitive corrupt officials. The Communist Party of China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection released a bilingual statement saying that corrupt officials who fled abroad "must be brought to justice" as they ruined the Party's ethics and …

China's Ex-Security Chief Arrested On Corruption Charges
10 years, 3 months ago

China's Ex-Security Chief Arrested On Corruption Charges

NPR  

China's Ex-Security Chief Arrested On Corruption Charges Enlarge this image toggle caption Lee Jin-man/AP Lee Jin-man/AP A former Chinese domestic security chief has been arrested and expelled from the Communist Party on charges of bribery and leaking state secrets. The net around the 71-year-old Zhou — who controlled the police, security and intelligence services before his retirement in 2012 — …

Xi urges serious reflection on Xu Caihou's case
10 years, 5 months ago

Xi urges serious reflection on Xu Caihou's case

China Daily  

Xi urges serious reflection on Xu Caihou's case Updated: 2014-11-01 18:54 GUTIAN, Fujian - Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for serious reflection on the discipline and law violations by former Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Xu Caihou. On Friday Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and CMC chairman, said people should "pay great …

China announces corruption investigation into former security chief Zhou Yongkang
10 years, 8 months ago

China announces corruption investigation into former security chief Zhou Yongkang

ABC  

China has formally announced a corruption probe will investigate its former domestic security chief, Zhou Yongkang. China's official Xinhua news agency said Mr Zhou was suspected of "serious disciplinary violations" and provided no other information. For months, allies of Mr Zhou in his powerbases in the south-western province of Sichuan and China's state-owned oil giant CNPC have been targeted one …

China probing retired security czar Zhou Yongkang
10 years, 8 months ago

China probing retired security czar Zhou Yongkang

CNN  

Story highlights NEW: "It's almost certain" Zhou would be put on trial, a longtime political observer says Zhou had been on the nine-member Politburo Standing Committee He had been rumored to be under house arrest before Tuesday's announcement If indicted, he would be the highest-ranking PRC official ever to face corruption charges Beijing CNN — After months of intense political …

Corruption will have 'nowhere to hide'
11 years ago

Corruption will have 'nowhere to hide'

China Daily  

By An Baijie Updated: 2014-03-14 09:17 Premier vows zero-tolerance stance, public release of audit results in fight against graft Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Thursday to be consistent in fighting graft and to maintain zero tolerance toward corrupt officials. Public money and power should be regulated by law, Li said at a news conference after the annual session of the …

Eradicate corruption at its root
11 years, 2 months ago

Eradicate corruption at its root

China Daily  

The fight against corruption should focus more on eradicating graft and power abuse at the root, instead of punishing individual corrupt officials, says an article of the China Business News. Excerpts: Party chief Xi Jinping stressed recently that China will continue to fight corruption with heavy penalties and great resolve. Since November 2012, nearly 20 senior officials have been sacked …

Swatting flies? Beijing’s fight to root out corruption
11 years, 5 months ago

Swatting flies? Beijing’s fight to root out corruption

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This month’s episode of On China with Kristie Lu Stout examines the country’s fight against corruption and premieres on Wednesday, October 16 at 5.30pm Hong Kong time. Story highlights Jilted mistresses have become key weapon in exposing graft Fighting corruption a key policy of Chinese President Xi Jinping Campaign has not been effective, with few high-profile targets Party …

China continues crackdown on corruption
11 years, 7 months ago

China continues crackdown on corruption

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China is investigating the head …

Corruption may lead to unrest: Xi
12 years, 4 months ago

Corruption may lead to unrest: Xi

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of China’s General Secretary Xi Jinping has begun his term as head of the party by delivering a strong warning to the new Politburo, cautioning that unchecked corruption could bring about social instability and even cause the collapse of the State. State-run newspapers reported that Mr. Xi told the meeting corruption was like “worms breeding in decaying …

China's new leader Xi Jinping warns party of corruption scourge
12 years, 4 months ago

China's new leader Xi Jinping warns party of corruption scourge

India Today  

China's new leader Xi Jinping is highlighting corruption as a scourge that could bring down the Communist Party, though he has yet to offer any specific new proposals to stop it. In a weekend speech that was carried Monday by the official Xinhua News Agency, Xi told the new 25-member Politburo that the party must be vigilant against graft, noting …

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