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Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

The latest news and top stories on the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Chinese Communist Party’s highest internal disciplinary and supervisory body, headquartered in Beijing. Its primary mission involves enforcing party regulations, combating corruption and safeguarding the Party’s leadership. As China’s de facto top anti-corruption agency, the CCDI focuses on investigating malfeasance among officials and promoting clean governance. It has notably handled hundreds of thousands of cases, including those involving high-ranking officials, contributing significantly to the Party’s anti-graft efforts.

Delegates walk past China’s national emblem at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing before the national legislature’s second plenary session in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Two Sessions 2026

China eyes cross-border corruption law. Will it blunt the ‘long arm’ of the US?

Beijing to pass law aimed at preventing corruption by Chinese companies operating overseas after courts recover billions in illegal gains.

9 Mar 2026 - 9:30PMvideocam

Science

Why China’s anti-corruption push in academia is key to its science and tech aims

5 Mar 2026 - 6:50AMvideocam

Corruption in China

China’s war on corruption – is this just the end of the beginning?

4 Mar 2026 - 6:05AMvideocam

China’s Communist Party

Inside Xi Jinping’s new guide to promoting Communist Party officials

Chinese leader targets ‘two-faced’ officials and demands new benchmarks tailored to local needs in newly released speeches.

1 Mar 2026 - 9:48PMvideocam

President Xi Jinping says that during China’s leadership transition, “we must keep our eyes peeled and promote truly loyal, reliable and responsible cadres”. Photo: Xinhua

Corruption in China

Exclusive | China widens anti-corruption net to catch ‘quasi-naked officials’

Top graft-busters quietly step up scrutiny of officials with children living overseas, with some losing promotion opportunities and jobs.

18 Feb 2026 - 10:00PMvideocam

China’s Communist Party

Beware of ‘political swindlers’, China’s cadres warned ahead of leadership change

Communist Party’s anti-corruption agencies say there is still a danger of graft in the promotion process.

13 Feb 2026 - 8:10PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Farmers’ son banker Xu Yiding under probe by China’s anti-corruption watchdog

The Agricultural Development Bank of China vice-president was once held up as a model figure for finance-driven poverty reduction.

9 Feb 2026 - 12:13AMvideocam

Xu Yiding, awarded the the National Poverty Alleviation Innovation Award in 2017, is undergoing “disciplinary review and investigation”. Photo: Handout

South China Sea

Hainan official who helped build South China Sea reefs faces corruption probe

Xiao Jie’s detention is said to have shocked local officials given his lead role in running the Beijing-held islands in the disputed waters.

6 Feb 2026 - 5:04PM

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Former Inner Mongolia party chief, veterans minister investigated for corruption

Sun Shaocheng’s downfall is announced days after investigations into China’s top-ranking general Zhang Youxia.

30 Jan 2026 - 2:53PMvideocam

China’s Communist Party

China warns against ‘do-nothing’ officials ahead of 2027 leadership reshuffle

State media outlet urges Communist Party to be vigilant against cadres entering ‘sit around and be inactive mode’ during transition period.

26 Jan 2026 - 6:39PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre) addresses the fifth plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), in Beijing on January 12. Photo: Xinhua

China’s Communist Party

China expels former intelligence official Gao Yichen from party for corruption

Discipline watchdog condemns ‘retired but not resting’ vice-minister for taking bribes and ‘wantonly’ amassing wealth after leaving office.

20 Jan 2026 - 4:44PM

China’s anti-corruption watchdog has ordered the confiscation of Gao Yichen’s illicit gains, and his case has been transferred to prosecutors. Photo: Sohu

China’s Communist Party

How Chinese corruption busters are tracking down bribes paid in cryptocurrency

A documentary on state television highlights how a senior central bank official was bribed with a digital currency.

15 Jan 2026 - 8:34PMvideocam

China’s Communist Party

China’s anti-corruption body reveals how ex-banker fell in bribery scandal

Documentary details the downfall of Jiang Chaoliang and his brothers as disciplinary commission holds key session.

14 Jan 2026 - 7:08PMvideocam

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China’s fight against corruption is a battle we can’t afford to lose, Xi says

President tells China’s top anti-graft watchdog that corruption is a ‘stumbling block’ that is hampering the country’s development.

12 Jan 2026 - 9:55PMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the top anti-corruption watchdog. Photo: CCTV

China’s Communist Party

China’s continued hunt for corrupt ‘tigers’ snares State Council veteran

Tian Xuebin, who retired as vice-minister of water resources in 2023, served under several premiers.

5 Jan 2026 - 8:18PMvideocam

Tian Xuebin, a veteran of the State Council, China’s cabinet, has been placed under investigation by the party’s top anti-corruption agency. Photo: Handout

China’s Communist Party

China steps up anti-corruption fight as crackdown snares 65 ‘tigers’ in 2025

Communist Party mouthpiece calls for tighter discipline in coming years, echoing Xi Jinping’s New Year’s address.

3 Jan 2026 - 8:42PMvideocam

China’s Communist Party

We must not give corrupt officials any hiding place, Xi tells cadres

Chinese leader told key meeting in October that the fight against graft remained ‘grim and complex’, according to excerpts from speech.

1 Jan 2026 - 12:59PMvideocam

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China vows to keep up the fight after record ‘tigers’ caught in corruption net

Politburo agrees to push forward campaign and calls for graft-busters to provide ‘guarantee’ for nation’s economic and social development.

26 Dec 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

A record 63 high-ranking officials were placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption this year. Photo: Robert Ng

China’s Communist Party

Former Chinese senior banker executed for taking US$155 million in bribes

Bai is the second senior figure from Huarong to be put to death for corruption following the execution of Lai Xiaomin in 2021.

9 Dec 2025 - 9:48PM

Corruption in China

Former chief of China’s food and drug watchdog ousted from Communist Party

Bi Jingquan, who received an international award for promoting innovation, has also been removed from public office over corruption charges.

9 Dec 2025 - 4:00PM

China’s Communist Party

Chen Weijun joins list of senior Xinjiang officials investigated for corruption

Party journal Qiushi republishes speech by President Xi Jinping in which he urged greater effort in the push for ‘self-revolution’.

1 Dec 2025 - 9:09PMvideocam

Chen Weijun, once regarded as a promising political star, is under investigation for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law”. Photo: Handout

China economy

Former China Tower chief Tong Jilu under corruption investigation

Tong, once a leading figure in 5G development, is suspected of violating party discipline and law.

21 Sep 2025 - 7:30PM

Former China Tower chairman Tong Jilu is under investigation. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Corruption in China

China’s financial anti-graft drive not a quick fix but good in long run: analyst

Challenge lies in how the campaign can create real deterrence, rather than drive the corruption ‘deeper underground’, observer says.

6 Sep 2025 - 10:00PMvideocam

Corruption in China

Chairwoman of China’s Inner Mongolia Wang Lixia under scrutiny for corruption

Wang, also regional deputy party chief, is an ethnic Mongol and the fourth senior autonomous region official to be disciplined this year.

22 Aug 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

China debt

China slams grass-roots mismanagement, shames failed ‘longevity city’ in warning

Disciplinary authorities are on the hunt for wastefulness, putting ‘blind decisions’ in their crosshairs as local-level cadres struggle to stimulate economies.

19 Jul 2025 - 11:00AMvideocam

Following an investigation, Yaohan Longevity City (pictured) in the Gongcheng Yao autonomous county of Guilin was condemned as a “severe waste of resources”. Photo: Handout

China’s Communist Party

China’s corruption busters target science sector in research funds crackdown

Li Xi, head of the top anti-graft body, said the probe was intended to help the country’s hi-tech development, a key policy priority.

17 Jul 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

The crackdown’s targets include bribery and the misue of research fund. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s Communist Party

Wuhan mayor who defended city’s slow response to Covid faces corruption probe

Zhou Xianwang later admitted that the city had not issued adequate warnings during the early stages of the pandemic.

8 Jul 2025 - 4:40PMvideocam

China’s Communist Party

China’s ethnic affairs overseer to take Communist Party helm in Xinjiang

Chen Xiaojiang takes over from Ma Xingrui and could be in the running for a Politburo seat.

1 Jul 2025 - 8:58PM

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Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

China eyes cross-border corruption law. Will it blunt the ‘long arm’ of the US?

Beijing to pass law aimed at preventing corruption by Chinese companies operating overseas after courts recover billions in illegal gains.

Why China’s anti-corruption push in academia is key to its science and tech aims

China’s war on corruption – is this just the end of the beginning?

Inside Xi Jinping’s new guide to promoting Communist Party officials

Chinese leader targets ‘two-faced’ officials and demands new benchmarks tailored to local needs in newly released speeches.

.css-19im5qg{color:#c79a00;}Exclusive | China widens anti-corruption net to catch ‘quasi-naked officials’

Top graft-busters quietly step up scrutiny of officials with children living overseas, with some losing promotion opportunities and jobs.

Beware of ‘political swindlers’, China’s cadres warned ahead of leadership change

Communist Party’s anti-corruption agencies say there is still a danger of graft in the promotion process.

Farmers’ son banker Xu Yiding under probe by China’s anti-corruption watchdog

The Agricultural Development Bank of China vice-president was once held up as a model figure for finance-driven poverty reduction.

Hainan official who helped build South China Sea reefs faces corruption probe

Xiao Jie’s detention is said to have shocked local officials given his lead role in running the Beijing-held islands in the disputed waters.

Former Inner Mongolia party chief, veterans minister investigated for corruption

Sun Shaocheng’s downfall is announced days after investigations into China’s top-ranking general Zhang Youxia.

China warns against ‘do-nothing’ officials ahead of 2027 leadership reshuffle

State media outlet urges Communist Party to be vigilant against cadres entering ‘sit around and be inactive mode’ during transition period.

China expels former intelligence official Gao Yichen from party for corruption

Discipline watchdog condemns ‘retired but not resting’ vice-minister for taking bribes and ‘wantonly’ amassing wealth after leaving office.

How Chinese corruption busters are tracking down bribes paid in cryptocurrency

A documentary on state television highlights how a senior central bank official was bribed with a digital currency.

China’s anti-corruption body reveals how ex-banker fell in bribery scandal

Documentary details the downfall of Jiang Chaoliang and his brothers as disciplinary commission holds key session.

China’s fight against corruption is a battle we can’t afford to lose, Xi says

President tells China’s top anti-graft watchdog that corruption is a ‘stumbling block’ that is hampering the country’s development.

China’s continued hunt for corrupt ‘tigers’ snares State Council veteran

Tian Xuebin, who retired as vice-minister of water resources in 2023, served under several premiers.

China steps up anti-corruption fight as crackdown snares 65 ‘tigers’ in 2025

Communist Party mouthpiece calls for tighter discipline in coming years, echoing Xi Jinping’s New Year’s address.

We must not give corrupt officials any hiding place, Xi tells cadres

Chinese leader told key meeting in October that the fight against graft remained ‘grim and complex’, according to excerpts from speech.

China vows to keep up the fight after record ‘tigers’ caught in corruption net

Politburo agrees to push forward campaign and calls for graft-busters to provide ‘guarantee’ for nation’s economic and social development.

Former Chinese senior banker executed for taking US$155 million in bribes

Bai is the second senior figure from Huarong to be put to death for corruption following the execution of Lai Xiaomin in 2021.

Former chief of China’s food and drug watchdog ousted from Communist Party

Bi Jingquan, who received an international award for promoting innovation, has also been removed from public office over corruption charges.

Chen Weijun joins list of senior Xinjiang officials investigated for corruption

Party journal Qiushi republishes speech by President Xi Jinping in which he urged greater effort in the push for ‘self-revolution’.

Former China Tower chief Tong Jilu under corruption investigation

Tong, once a leading figure in 5G development, is suspected of violating party discipline and law.

China’s financial anti-graft drive not a quick fix but good in long run: analyst

Challenge lies in how the campaign can create real deterrence, rather than drive the corruption ‘deeper underground’, observer says.

Chairwoman of China’s Inner Mongolia Wang Lixia under scrutiny for corruption

Wang, also regional deputy party chief, is an ethnic Mongol and the fourth senior autonomous region official to be disciplined this year.

China slams grass-roots mismanagement, shames failed ‘longevity city’ in warning

Disciplinary authorities are on the hunt for wastefulness, putting ‘blind decisions’ in their crosshairs as local-level cadres struggle to stimulate economies.

China’s corruption busters target science sector in research funds crackdown

Li Xi, head of the top anti-graft body, said the probe was intended to help the country’s hi-tech development, a key policy priority.

Wuhan mayor who defended city’s slow response to Covid faces corruption probe

Zhou Xianwang later admitted that the city had not issued adequate warnings during the early stages of the pandemic.

China’s ethnic affairs overseer to take Communist Party helm in Xinjiang

Chen Xiaojiang takes over from Ma Xingrui and could be in the running for a Politburo seat.

Exclusive | China widens anti-corruption net to catch ‘quasi-naked officials’