President Xi Jinping of China has intensified his anti-corruption campaign, labeling it as the most significant challenge facing the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Xi's campaign, initiated in 2012, has resulted in investigations into over 4 million party members, targeting both low-ranking and high-ranking officials. The campaign raises concerns about Xi's consolidation of power and potential motives behind targeting specific individuals within the PLA.
President Xi Jinping of China has renewed his call to root out corruption, describing it as the most serious threat to the ruling Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ).Newsweek reached out to the Chinese Foreign Ministry by email for comment.Why It MattersXi launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign after taking leadership of the CCP in 2012.
Since then, probes have been launched into more than 4 million members of the 99-million-strong party, spanning low-ranking 'fly' officials to high-ranking 'tigers.'Many observers have suggested that Xi, now in his historic third term, has used the anti-corruption crackdown to eliminate rivals and further entrench himself at the center of China's political hierarchy.What To KnowChina's top disciplinary agency began a three-day plenary session in Beijing on Monday to outline priorities for this year's anti-corruption campaign.Addressing attendees on Monday, Xi called corruption the 'biggest threat facing our party.' While highlighting successes and what he called a 'clearer understanding and firmer action on the major issue of self-revolution,' he pledged to continue 'purifying cadres and forces.'In 2024, the Central Committee, the CCP's top decision-making body, initiated probes into 58 high-ranking 'tigers,' according to Xinhua. Additionally, 433,000 lower-ranking 'flies' were disciplined, with 14,000 referred for prosecution since April alone, it reported.Prominent figures ensnared in the anti-corruption drive include former Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, the two defense ministers directly preceding the current occupier of that office, Dong Jun.The fact that many of those purged have held senior roles in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), including its Rocket Force—responsible for China's nuclear arsenal—has raised questions about Xi's control over the military and highlighted his mistrust of the organizatio
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