Shanxi party secretary Yuan Chunqing defended the province’s anti-corruption efforts as successful despite criticism from the Communist Party’s top disciplinary body. “Our attitude on anti-corruption has been consistent and firm,” Yuan said, when asked about criticism from inspectors from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection that the province was not aggressive enough in fighting graft. “Last year, we punished 11,879 officials for violating regulations and the law, including 26 from above the bureau level. The feedback from the  party headquarters’ inspection team means we need to keep up our anti-corruption efforts.” Two senior Shanxi officials, including former deputy provincial party chief Jin Daoming and former Luliang mayor Ding Xuefeng, have been placed under investigation in the past month. Zhang Hong