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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign
Xi Jinping, Chinese president and general secretary of the Communist Party, launched in 2012 a high-profile campaign targeting party, government, military and state-owned company officials suspected of corruption. The campaign has led to the investigation and prosecution of hundreds of officials across the country.
The goal of the training camp was to make sure that senior military officials know “which red lines must never be crossed, which bottom lines must never be breached”. Photo: Xinhua
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What goes on inside the 10-week ideology camp for China’s top military brass

According to state media, Xi personally decided to launch the exercise, which lasted 10 weeks and involved hundreds of officers.

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China targets face of international space cooperation in corruption crackdown

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Central Military Commission

Top PLA graft-buster urges more loyalty, ‘political rectification’

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Integrity non-negotiable, Hong Kong anti-corruption chief says at Apec seminar

Danny Woo also says corruption harms prosperity at its core and attacks the foundations of society.

(From left) Justice minister Paul Lam, National Commission of Supervision Vice-Chairman Fu Kui and ICAC Commissioner Danny Woo. Photo: Dickson Lee
Mainland China

Video | China’s top cartographer under corruption probe

Zhou Chenghu, a prominent scientist with an extensive business empire in geographic information and the low-altitude economy, is being investigated by anti-graft authorities.

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Top Chinese map-making scientist Zhou Chenghu netted in anti-corruption sweep

Cartographer with business empire in spatial data and low-altitude economy suspected of ‘serious violations of duty’.

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Banking & finance

China appoints top regulatory official as financial clean-up drive continues

Ding Xiangqun takes up key role at the National Financial Regulatory Administration, one month after her predecessor was removed.

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Ding Xiangqun has been appointed as new Party chief of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) after her predecessor Li Yunze was removed from the position. Photo: Handout
China’s Communist Party

China’s top military officials face ‘ironclad’ rules in anti-corruption fight

Measures cover education, management and supervision of senior cadres and coincide with emphasis on study of Xi Jinping Thought.

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Wang Xiaodong, derided over Covid-19 handling, comes under corruption cloud

China’s top graft watchdog says former Hubei governor is suspected of violating discipline.

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Fate of China’s ex-defence heads shows party won’t allow disloyalty: state media

Editorial from Chinese military’s official newspaper marks the first time that Li Shangfu has been labelled a traitor.

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Li Shangfu (left) and Wei Fenghe have both been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. Photo: AP/Reuters
Corruption in China

2 former Chinese defence ministers handed suspended death sentences

Sentences for Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu are the most severe for senior military officers since anti-corruption campaign began in 2012.

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Former Chinese defence ministers Li Shangfu (left) and Wei Fenghe were sentenced on Thursday after being found guilty of corruption. Photo composite: AP and Reuters
China technology

Party boss of China’s emerging tech hub under corruption probe

Fei Gaoyun was once widely seen as a rising star in the next generation of Chinese leadership.

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Former CSRC chairman Yi Huiman to face trial for taking bribes, abusing power

Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog wraps up investigation into Yi’s activities with long list of allegations.

Badminton World Federation (BWF)

China’s anti-corruption body probes badminton association chief Zhang Jun

Olympic gold medallist Zhang Jun, who is also vice-president of Nanjing Sport Institute, has been placed ‘under disciplinary review’.

China Badminton Association president Zhang Jun (middle, with trophy) celebrates with Team China after winning the Uber Cup in May 2024. Photo: Getty Images
China’s Communist Party

Ma Xingrui becomes China’s third Politburo member investigated for corruption

Former Communist Party chief of Xinjiang is under investigation for ‘serious violations of discipline and law’, according to state news agency Xinhua.

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Ma Xingrui abruptly stepped down as party boss of Xinjiang in July and has missed several key events since November. Photo: AP
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China puts Ma Xingrui protege Guo Yonghang under corruption investigation

Fate of ‘right-hand man’ deepens mystery around former Guangdong governor and Xinjiang party chief who has not been seen for months.

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China's military weapons

Former defence exec Tan Ruisong given death sentence for ‘exceptional’ corruption

Tan confessed to taking about US$89 million in bribes and insider trading during his time at Avic.

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Corruption in China

Chinese financial regulator and ex-corruption fighter Zhou Liang under probe

Authorities have zeroed in on the once-elite and opaque financial sector since the 2022 party congress.

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Zhou Liang, vice-chairman of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law”. Photo: Reuters
Corruption in China

Chongqing mayor under investigation as anti-corruption crackdown gathers pace

Hu Henghua is the highest-ranking official to fall from grace in the southwestern megacity in nearly a decade.

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Former banker and Hubei party boss indicted for accepting ‘huge’ bribes

Jiang Chaoliang, who was party chief when Covid-19 first hit the province, is accused of illicit activity dating back to the 1990s.

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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.

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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
China’s Communist Party

Xi Jinping’s zero-fail mission for China’s military: total loyalty, no corruption

President underlines his strict ideological line to the PLA’s diminished delegation to the NPC.

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The PLA’s delegation to the NPC has shrunk from 281 members in 2023 to 243 this year. Photo: Reuters
Two Sessions 2026

China’s last CMC general standing urges more ‘political rectification’ for PLA

Combat readiness and loyalty to Xi Jinping also highlighted in Central Military Commission vice-chairman’s remarks at ‘two sessions’.

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CPPCC

Video | China removes 3 generals from national advisory body

The dismissal of Han Weiguo, Gao Jin and Liu Lei comes just days before Beijing’s largest annual political gathering.

Corruption in China

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

More ‘tigers’ are being culled than ever before in a campaign that could be becoming the new normal.

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Corruption in China

Generals stripped of CPPCC roles as China’s corruption clean-up continues

The official dismissal confirms the fall of Han Weiguo, the PLA Central Theatre Command’s inaugural commander.

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Han Weiguo, pictured in 2017, is one of three former senior generals whose seats on China’s political advisory body have been revoked. Photo: Handout
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Chairman of China’s second-largest liquor producer under corruption probe

Wuliangye Yibin’s Zeng Congqin is the latest high-profile figure targeted as Beijing’s anti-corruption drive intensifies in liquor sector.

China’s Communist Party

Why is the Communist Party warning cadres about their performance?

The party’s new governance campaign comes at a critical time for the ruling body and the country.

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