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New procurement rules for the Chinese military dictate that troops should receive weapons and equipment that are combat-oriented, high quality and offer advanced performance. Photo: Xinhua
China's military weapons

Chinese military tightens review of weapons pricing to fight corruption

CMC Equipment Development Department releases new rules amid push for quality equipment and ‘professional ethics’.

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China’s air force

China’s military calls for tip-offs as it targets corruption in air force

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Newcomers in charge at PLA’s corruption-hit command overseeing Taiwan

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China’s Communist Party

China’s fake name scandal sparks warnings about government credibility and graft

Construction bids, social security card records and university lists among public documents found to feature imaginary people.

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Institutions across China have been caught using entries from the same popular names list on documents unearthed by the media and online sleuths. Photo: Weibo/ 中国新闻周刊
Mainland China

Video | Ex-Chinese banker executed for taking bribes

Bai Tianhui was the second senior figure from Huarong to be sentenced to death and was executed on December 9, 2025.

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.

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

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.

China’s top anti-corruption body said Bi Jingquan’s case would be transferred to prosecutors for review. Photo: Handout
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’.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Deadly boat accident cover-up reveals corruption in China’s fishing industry

Investigations following capsizing unearth bribery and other illegal acts by officials, boat owners, crew and port operators in Liaoning.

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Communist Party politics

Corrupt Chinese officials hold sham votes to approve projects, state media warns

Report highlights cases where the collective decision-making process was manipulated to suit the interests of crooked officials.

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China’s years-long anti-corruption campaign is ongoing. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s fourth plenum

How Xi’s ongoing battle against PLA corruption shapes China’s military future

The fight against graft in the armed forces is set to become one of the national priorities for the next five years.

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Artificial intelligence

PLA bans 4 Chinese universities from procurement process for bid-rigging

Three of China’s ‘seven sons of national defence’ receive bans ranging from two years to ‘permanent’ amid Beijing’s anti-corruption drive.

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China’s fourth plenum

PLA urged to ‘live a tight life’ as top officials elaborate on 5-year plan

Senior Chinese general calls for cutting training, management and equipment support costs while improving procurement.

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China’s Communist Party

China expels former aerospace boss and military auditor from top legislature

Xu Dazhe, former vice-minister and space programme director, and Sun Bin, who was CMC auditor, have been removed from NPC duties.

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Xu Dazhe, former party secretary of Hunan province and long-time aerospace official, has been expelled from the National People’s Congress, according to the NPC Standing Committee. Photo: NPC
China military reform

To win wars, PLA must fight corruption, China’s military mouthpiece declares

Military ‘must not be a hiding place for corrupt elements’, PLA Daily warns following major reshuffle at Communist Party conclave.

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Zhang Shengmin has been promoted to vice-chair of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC). Photo: Handout
China’s Communist Party

Zhang Shengmin promoted to vice-chair of China’s Central Military Commission

Communique of fourth plenary session of Central Committee declares Zhang Fengzhong, of the PLA Rocket Force, is under a corruption probe.

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Mainland China

Sacked Chinese generals ‘disloyal’, dealt ‘serious blow’ to military: PLA Daily

Editorial’s scathing criticism of senior officers echoes language used when former defence chief Wei Fenghe was sacked last year.

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China’s Communist Party

China expels He Weidong, Miao Hua and 7 other generals from party and military

Rare disclosure from defence ministry comes days ahead of key Communist Party fourth plenum to discuss next five-year plan amid US rivalry.

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He Weidong has lost his position as the second-ranked vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party

Over 100 Chinese village officials caught making illegal welfare claims

The case from a single city in Sichuan province highlights the widespread potential for welfare fraud among grass-roots cadres.

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China’s Communist Party

As fourth plenum looms, China braces for a major Central Committee shake-up

Reshuffle expected this month at top Communist Party body as more senior officials are sidelined by corruption investigations.

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China's military weapons

Why were China’s generals missing in action during the Victory Day parade?

The senior military officials have had prominent roles in such events in 2019 and 2015, helping to put names to faces.

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Generals were not a feature of this year’s Victory Day parade. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

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.

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China aims to clean up the financial system and build a “financial superpower”, under a blueprint laid out by President Xi Jinping in January last year. Photo: Reuters
China stock market

China investigates former stocks regulator Yi Huiman for disciplinary breaches

Yi is the second watchdog regulator of China’s US$12 trillion capital market to be investigated for graft in a decade.

Mainland China

The Front Line | China’s military parade provides reminder of rising stars who fell to earth

A leading role in the event may show who is heading for the top – but some who did so in the past have now been caught in a corruption purge.

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Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

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.

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Wang Lixia is suspected of committing “serious violations of discipline and laws”. Photo: QQ.com
Religion in China

After Shaolin Temple scandal, China’s Buddhists urged to obey law and pay taxes

Buddhist regulator calls on believers to be patriotic as it doubles down on condemnation of famous temple’s disgraced former abbot.

Former Shaolin Temple abbot Shi Yongxin, known as the “CEO monk”, is facing a criminal investigation over accusations that he embezzled project funds and temple assets. Photo: Getty
China society

Opinion | Authorities should strictly follow the law when probing business figures

Reports of Chinese business leaders taking their lives have sparked concern over how to support the beleaguered private sector and protect its entrepreneurs.

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China society

China punishes medical bosses after doctor abandons surgery to defend lover

People’s Daily welcomes move months after scandal sparked public outrage and doubts about hospital management and professional ethics.

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