https://www.scmp.com/rss/521505/feed 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... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Fran Lu Fran Lu Prestigious universities in China carry a rich tradition of showcasing their names on entrance gates, inscribed in calligraphy by renowned political leaders, reflecting both political history and academic prestige. Calligraphy, the art of writing, is a revered traditional Chinese art form that was historically valued above all others. In ancient China, calligraphy was an elite art, its aesthetics meticulously regulated by imperial authority. For instance, during the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), the... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3354085/legacy-ink-how-calligraphy-links-chinas-political-heritage-academic-institutions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3354085/legacy-ink-how-calligraphy-links-chinas-political-heritage-academic-institutions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:07 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng The former Chinese governor criticised for mishandling the Covid-19 outbreak is under investigation for corruption. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s top political disciplinary body, said on Sunday that Wang Xiaodong, 66, who was governor of Hubei province in 2020 as the coronavirus developed into a pandemic, was suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law” – the standard euphemism for corruption. Wang was Hubei’s governor from 2017 to 2021 and was... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3353894/wang-xiaodong-derided-over-covid-19-handling-comes-under-corruption-cloud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3353894/wang-xiaodong-derided-over-covid-19-handling-comes-under-corruption-cloud?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 May 2026 13:30:04 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng A former head of China’s equities market regulator will face trial on allegations that he took vast sums in bribes in return for approving company listings and loans, according to the Communist Party’s top anti-graft watchdog. Yi Huiman, former chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), allegedly used “his position to seek benefits for others in job promotions, listing approvals and obtaining loans, and illegally accepted huge amounts of bribes”, the Central Commission for... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3352047/former-csrc-chairman-yi-huiman-face-trial-taking-bribes-abusing-power?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3352047/former-csrc-chairman-yi-huiman-face-trial-taking-bribes-abusing-power?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:02:45 +0000 SCMP Sport,Agence France-Presse SCMP Sport,Agence France-Presse China’s top anti-corruption body said on Wednesday it was investigating the head of the country’s badminton association for “serious violations of discipline and law”. Olympic gold medallist Zhang Jun, chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) and vice-president of the Nanjing Sport Institute, has been placed “under disciplinary review”, it said on its website. Jun is also being investigated by the Nantong Municipal Supervisory Commission in eastern Jiangsu province, the statement... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3351897/chinas-anti-corruption-body-probes-badminton-association-chief-zhang-jun?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3351897/chinas-anti-corruption-body-probes-badminton-association-chief-zhang-jun?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:48:10 +0000 Mia Nurmamat Mia Nurmamat China’s central government has publicly criticised several local authorities – including a relatively poor county in Sichuan province – for “imprudent” fiscal spending for the first time in an ongoing campaign urging officials to adopt a “correct view” of political performance. Among those named was a county in the southwestern province of Sichuan once ranked among the country’s poorest. Zhaojue county was said to have used transfer payments from higher-level governments to fund three tourism... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3350133/sour-note-china-criticises-local-governments-imprudent-spending?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3350133/sour-note-china-criticises-local-governments-imprudent-spending?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:00:24 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang A former top official of Guangdong province, widely seen as a “right-hand man” of former provincial governor Ma Xingrui, is under investigation for corruption. The investigation into Guo Yonghang, Communist Party secretary for Guangzhou from June 2023 until December, deepens the uncertainties about the fate of Ma, who was abruptly removed as Xinjiang’s party secretary in July and has since vanished from public life. Guo was named vice-chairman of the Guangdong provincial committee of the Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3348206/china-puts-ma-xingrui-protege-guo-yonghang-under-investigation-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3348206/china-puts-ma-xingrui-protege-guo-yonghang-under-investigation-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:00:13 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang A senior Chinese financial regulator and former graft fighter has been placed under investigation for corruption, officials announced on Tuesday, marking one of the highest-profile purges among China’s financial regulatory apparatus in recent years. Zhou Liang, vice-chairman of the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law”, a euphemism for corruption, bribery and abuse of power, according to an announcement by the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3347731/senior-chinese-financial-regulator-and-ex-graft-fighter-zhou-liang-under-corruption-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3347731/senior-chinese-financial-regulator-and-ex-graft-fighter-zhou-liang-under-corruption-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:58:44 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang The mayor of China’s southwestern metropolis of Chongqing has been placed under investigation by the country’s top anti-corruption agency. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) issued a statement on Friday saying that Hu Henghua, mayor of Chongqing and deputy secretary of the city’s Communist Party municipal committee, was under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law” – a term commonly used to refer to corruption. Chongqing is among China’s four centrally... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3347347/chongqing-mayor-under-investigation-chinas-anti-corruption-crackdown-gathers-pace?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3347347/chongqing-mayor-under-investigation-chinas-anti-corruption-crackdown-gathers-pace?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:52:41 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen China will enact a law to combat cross-border corruption this year, according to the top legislature’s work report released on Monday – a move aimed at preventing corruption by companies overseas, which some experts said could shield them from foreign “long-arm jurisdiction”. The work report, submitted by the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee to the fourth session of the 14th NPC for deliberation, provided no details or specific timeline for the legislation. The law is expected... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3346010/china-eyes-cross-border-corruption-law-will-it-blunt-long-arm-west?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3346010/china-eyes-cross-border-corruption-law-will-it-blunt-long-arm-west?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:30:11 +0000 Dannie Peng Dannie Peng In the run-up to this year’s ‘two sessions’ – the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and political advisory body – high-level policymakers have stressed the need to defuse financial risks and root out political corruption, two of President Xi Jinping’s long-term priorities. As part of a series, Dannie Peng looks at the fight against corruption in academia. As science and technology become national priorities in China, Beijing has turned its sweeping corruption crackdown on academia,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3345414/why-chinas-anti-corruption-drive-academia-vital-its-science-and-tech-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3345414/why-chinas-anti-corruption-drive-academia-vital-its-science-and-tech-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:00:08 +0000 Yuanyue Dang,William Zheng Yuanyue Dang,William Zheng In the run-up to this year’s ‘two sessions’ – the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and political advisory body – high-level policymakers have stressed the need to defuse financial risks and root out political corruption, two of President Xi Jinping’s long-term priorities. As part of a series, Yuanyue Dang and William Zheng look at why the fight against graft is the new normal. As early as the start of President Xi Jinping’s second term in 2018, the Chinese leadership declared an... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3345287/chinas-war-corruption-just-end-beginning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3345287/chinas-war-corruption-just-end-beginning?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Alcott Wei,Jun Mai Alcott Wei,Jun Mai For a book on performance appraisals, it contained some surprising language – especially given its author, President Xi Jinping. The volume, published by the Central Party Literature Press, coincided with the launch of an overhaul of the Communist Party’s promotion system that will continue in the run-up to next year’s leadership transition. Among the raft of speeches and instructions from Xi since November 2012 is a blunt warning to cadres about pursuing debt-laden white elephant... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3345015/inside-xi-jinpings-new-guide-promoting-communist-party-officials?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3345015/inside-xi-jinpings-new-guide-promoting-communist-party-officials?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:27 +0000 Sylvie Zhuang,William Zheng Sylvie Zhuang,William Zheng Beijing has quietly tightened restrictions on officials with family members overseas in the past year as part of a sweeping anti-corruption drive, according to sources. Three people familiar with the situation said inspections had been carried out since early last year within government bodies and state-owned enterprises to scrutinise the overseas connections of top officials and executives. In the past, such inspections have sought to identify “naked officials” – those whose spouses and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3343893/china-widens-anti-corruption-net-catch-quasi-naked-officials?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3343893/china-widens-anti-corruption-net-catch-quasi-naked-officials?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:00:10 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei China’s anti-corruption watchdogs have again put cadres on notice, ordering tighter discipline and greater scrutiny of Communist Party officials in the countdown to next year’s leadership reshuffle. Among the fresh warnings on Thursday was a caution against associating with “political swindlers”, people who fraudulently claim to have links to senior officials so they can peddle promotions for cash. The orders were issued jointly by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343527/beware-political-swindlers-chinas-cadres-warned-ahead-leadership-change?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3343527/beware-political-swindlers-chinas-cadres-warned-ahead-leadership-change?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:10:31 +0000 Luna Sun Luna Sun A senior executive at one of China’s major policy banks has been placed under investigation, becoming the latest target in a sweeping official anti-corruption drive across the financial sector. Xu Yiding, vice-president of the Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC) and member of its Communist Party committee, is suspected of “serious violations of party discipline and the law”, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission. The two... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3342816/farmers-son-banker-xu-yiding-under-investigation-chinas-anti-corruption-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3342816/farmers-son-banker-xu-yiding-under-investigation-chinas-anti-corruption-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:00:14 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng Xiao Jie, a senior official in the Chinese province of Hainan who played a leading role in building reefs in disputed territories in the South China Sea, has been detained on suspicion of corruption. Xiao, 66, became the first Communist Party chief and mayor of Sansha when it was established as a prefecture-level city in 2012 to administer territories held by Beijing, including the Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands and Macclesfield Bank. He was accused of “serious violations of discipline and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3342648/hainan-official-who-played-key-role-building-south-china-sea-reefs-faces-corruption-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3342648/hainan-official-who-played-key-role-building-south-china-sea-reefs-faces-corruption-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:00:10 +0000 Meredith Chen,William Zheng Meredith Chen,William Zheng A former Communist Party chief of the resource-rich Inner Mongolia autonomous region, who was also China’s first veterans affairs minister, is under investigation amid the country’s continuing anti-corruption campaign. Sun Shaocheng, 65, is being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”, a euphemism for corruption, the top disciplinary body said on Thursday. Sun serves as vice-chairman of the Social Development... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3341764/former-inner-mongolia-party-chief-veterans-minister-investigated-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3341764/former-inner-mongolia-party-chief-veterans-minister-investigated-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:00:12 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei Chinese state media have warned the Communist Party to be vigilant against officials who “do nothing but wait for a power transition” – a clear reference to next year’s national party congress. The China Organisation and Personnel News, affiliated with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, published a commentary on Friday titled “Preventing Officials from Sitting Around and Doing Nothing but Waiting for a Power Transition”. It cited a communique issued after the fifth plenary... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3341249/china-warns-against-do-nothing-officials-ahead-2027-leadership-reshuffle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3341249/china-warns-against-do-nothing-officials-ahead-2027-leadership-reshuffle?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:28:43 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang Former top Chinese intelligence official Gao Yichen has been expelled from the Communist Party for corruption after being accused of receiving bribes and interfering with judicial matters. Gao, 75, former vice-minister of the Ministry of State Security, was found to have “seriously violated party discipline”, according to an official announcement by top anti-corruption watchdog Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) on Tuesday. He also served as deputy director of the party’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3340540/china-expels-former-intelligence-official-gao-yichen-communist-party-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3340540/china-expels-former-intelligence-official-gao-yichen-communist-party-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:44:23 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang Beijing has revealed how its graft-busters are investigating bribes paid in hard-to-trace cryptocurrencies by tracking the ways in which corrupt officials have been spending the proceeds. A documentary shown on state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday highlighted the case of Yao Qian, the former director of the digital currency institute at the People’s Bank of China. Investigators became suspicious when Yao bought a villa in Beijing for more than 20 million yuan (around US$2.9 million) under the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3340038/how-chinese-corruption-busters-are-tracking-down-bribes-paid-cryptocurrency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3340038/how-chinese-corruption-busters-are-tracking-down-bribes-paid-cryptocurrency?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:51:31 +0000 Xinlu Liang,Yuanyue Dang Xinlu Liang,Yuanyue Dang China’s anti-corruption watchdog has detailed how disgraced former banker and Communist Party chief of Hubei province Jiang Chaoliang received bribes for favours, ultimately landing himself and his brothers under investigation. The revelations came in an episode of a CCTV documentary series that aired on Tuesday night during the fifth plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). Held at the beginning of each year, the session aims to sum up the achievements of... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3339899/chinas-anti-corruption-watchdog-reveals-how-former-banker-fell-bribery-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3339899/chinas-anti-corruption-watchdog-reveals-how-former-banker-fell-bribery-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:08:22 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim Chinese President Xi Jinping has said there must be no room for corrupt elements to hide as he warned that the problem was a threat to the country’s development. On Monday, he told a plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) – China’s top anti-corruption body – that the country had made notable progress last year, but the issue remained a “major struggle”. “Corruption is a stumbling block and obstacle to the development of the [Communist] party and the country,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3339639/chinas-fight-against-corruption-battle-we-cant-afford-lose-xi-jinping-warns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3339639/chinas-fight-against-corruption-battle-we-cant-afford-lose-xi-jinping-warns?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:49:27 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng Tian Xuebin, a State Council veteran who worked under several former premiers, has been placed under investigation by the top anti-corruption agency of China’s ruling Communist Party. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s highest political disciplinary and anti-corruption agency, announced on Monday that Tian, 62, had been detained for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law”, a euphemism for corruption. He last served as vice-minister of water resources... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3338796/china-continues-chase-corrupt-tigers-state-council-veteran-put-under-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3338796/china-continues-chase-corrupt-tigers-state-council-veteran-put-under-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:04:41 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to press ahead with President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign after a record 65 high-ranking officials were detained by the country’s top anti-graft agency last year. In a front-page editorial on Saturday, the People’s Daily stressed that self-reform and anti-corruption efforts were key to ensuring the longevity of the party’s rule over China. “A new year, a new journey begins,” the party mouthpiece said, urging intensified discipline in the coming... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3338596/xi-jinpings-anti-corruption-drive-snares-record-65-tigers-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3338596/xi-jinpings-anti-corruption-drive-snares-record-65-tigers-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Jan 2026 10:00:16 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng President Xi Jinping has sent a new warning to Chinese cadres – “no one should harbour any illusions” that they can get away with corruption as there will be no let-up in the long-running anti-graft campaign. He told officials at a key political meeting in October there would be no place for the corrupt to hide, according to excerpts from his speech released on Wednesday. “[We must] maintain a high-pressure stance against corruption at all times, investigate and punish corruption cases according... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3338375/we-must-not-give-corrupt-officials-any-hiding-place-xi-jinping-tells-cadres?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3338375/we-must-not-give-corrupt-officials-any-hiding-place-xi-jinping-tells-cadres?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jan 2026 04:59:47 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to keep up efforts to fight corruption next year after a record 63 high-ranking officials – known as “tigers” – were placed under investigation on suspicion of graft in 2025. During a meeting on Thursday, top decision-making body the Politburo also discussed a plan to improve conduct within the party, strengthen integrity and combat graft, official news agency Xinhua reported. It said officials at the meeting had agreed to “resolutely push forward the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337759/china-vows-keep-fight-after-record-number-tigers-caught-corruption-net?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3337759/china-vows-keep-fight-after-record-number-tigers-caught-corruption-net?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Dec 2025 04:00:12 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng China has executed a former senior banker who was found guilty of taking more than 1.1 billion yuan (US$155 million) in bribes. Bai Tianhui, the former general manager of the asset management firm China Huarong International Holdings, was executed on Tuesday after the Supreme People’s Court approved the sentence, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The state-owned offshore unit Bai ran was taken over by Citic Group and renamed China Citic Financial Asset Management in January last year. It is rare... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3335722/former-chinese-senior-banker-bai-tianhui-executed-taking-us155-million-bribes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3335722/former-chinese-senior-banker-bai-tianhui-executed-taking-us155-million-bribes?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:00:08 +0000 Phoebe Zhang Phoebe Zhang Bi Jingquan, China’s former top food and drug regulator who received an international accolade for promoting innovation, has been expelled from the Communist Party and removed from public office on corruption charges. An investigation found that Bi had accepted gifts, money, trips and banquets and borrowed vehicles from private business owners, a statement from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said on Monday. The statement also said Bi had “allowed others to pay for him,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3335712/former-chief-chinas-food-and-drug-watchdog-ousted-communist-party?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3335712/former-chief-chinas-food-and-drug-watchdog-ousted-communist-party?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:00:15 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng Another senior official in Xinjiang has been placed under investigation amid Beijing’s vow to resolutely “eradicate the soil for corruption”. Chen Weijun, executive vice-chairman of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was “under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation” for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law”, China’s top anti-graft agency said on Sunday, referencing a euphemism for corruption. The announcement from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI)... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3334793/no-soil-corruption-chen-weijun-joins-list-senior-xinjiang-officials-investigated?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3334793/no-soil-corruption-chen-weijun-joins-list-senior-xinjiang-officials-investigated?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:25:10 +0000 Kandy Wong Kandy Wong Tong Jilu, the former chairman of Hong Kong-listed telecommunications giant China Tower, is under investigation, according to the Communist Party’s anti-corruption watchdog. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) confirmed the investigation on Sunday, saying Tong was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law – a phrase often used as a euphemism for corruption. The CCDI gave no further details of the investigation, but business news outlet Caixin reported in August... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326297/former-china-tower-chief-tong-jilu-under-corruption-investigation-communist-party-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3326297/former-china-tower-chief-tong-jilu-under-corruption-investigation-communist-party-watchdog?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:30:09 +0000 Sylvia Ma Sylvia Ma China’s anti-corruption campaign in the financial sector may not immediately boost confidence given the prevailing uncertainties, an analyst has warned. However, it is believed that over time the drive could put the country on a cleaner governance path and help to attract overseas investors. Beijing’s intensified anti-corruption drive has seen high-profile figures like Yi Huiman, the former head of China’s securities watchdog, placed under investigation. He is being investigated by the Communist... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3324613/chinas-financial-anti-corruption-drive-will-boost-confidence-long-term-analyst?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3324613/chinas-financial-anti-corruption-drive-will-boost-confidence-long-term-analyst?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:00:09 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang The chairwoman of Inner Mongolia in northern China has been placed under investigation for alleged corruption as part of a wider crackdown in the autonomous region. Wang Lixia, who is also the region’s deputy Communist Party chief, is suspected of committing “serious violations of discipline and laws”, the party disciplinary body and China’s anti-corruption watchdog announced on Friday. According to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, Wang is... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3322865/chinas-inner-mongolia-chairwoman-wang-lixia-under-investigation-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3322865/chinas-inner-mongolia-chairwoman-wang-lixia-under-investigation-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:30:17 +0000 June Xia June Xia It was a sprawling cultural and tourism project that completely went off the rails, and now Beijing is using it as evidence of grass-roots government mismanagement – one of three high-profile examples of wastefulness newly flagged by China’s disciplinary authorities. Following an investigation, the project – dubbed “Yaohan Longevity City” and located in Gongcheng Yao autonomous county of Guilin – was condemned as a “severe waste of resources”. Initially hailed in 2018 as a key initiative in the... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3318788/china-slams-grass-roots-mismanagement-shames-longevity-city-debacle-warning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3318788/china-slams-grass-roots-mismanagement-shames-longevity-city-debacle-warning?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Jul 2025 03:00:15 +0000 Phoebe Zhang Phoebe Zhang China’s top anti-corruption watchdog has pledged to focus on funding for scientific research in its latest crackdown to help ensure that hi-tech development and innovation remain a driving force for the country’s economy. Li Xi, party chief of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), told a meeting of the body’s standing committee on Tuesday that it needed to ensure that the country’s scientific and technological development advanced “in the right direction” to create a good... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3318538/chinas-corruption-busters-target-science-sector-crackdown-research-funding-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3318538/chinas-corruption-busters-target-science-sector-crackdown-research-funding-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:00:18 +0000 Yuanyue Dang Yuanyue Dang The former mayor of Wuhan, whose handling of the early stages of the Covid-19 outbreak was widely criticised, has been placed under investigation for corruption. On Tuesday, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the country’s top anti-corruption body, said Zhou Xianwang was being investigated for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law” – the standard euphemism for corruption. Zhou was best known for defending the city authorities’ widely criticised response to the early... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3317377/wuhan-mayor-best-known-defending-citys-slow-response-covid-faces-corruption-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3317377/wuhan-mayor-best-known-defending-citys-slow-response-covid-faces-corruption-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:40:39 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng A senior Chinese official with a background in water resources and ethnic affairs has been named as the new Communist Party boss of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. In a one-paragraph announcement on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua said the party’s Central Committee “recently decided” that Chen Xiaojiang would serve as party secretary of Xinjiang. The move might clear the path for Chen, one of the 300 or so members of the Central Committee, to be promoted within the party’s hierarchy, given... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3316502/chinas-ethnic-affairs-chief-communist-party-helm-xinjiang?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3316502/chinas-ethnic-affairs-chief-communist-party-helm-xinjiang?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:07 +0000 Haining Gao,William Zheng Haining Gao,William Zheng Corruption investigations ensnared 32 senior Chinese officials, including five at the ministerial level, during the first half of 2025, according to a tally by the Post of announcements made by the country’s top graft-buster. The number of investigations by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of senior officials was down from the 36 recorded in the first half of last year. However, a total of 519 officials at department level or higher are under investigation, up from 483... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3316449/china-corruption-investigation-tracker-updated?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3316449/china-corruption-investigation-tracker-updated?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:01:21 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng China must allow for more public and media oversight of the government and the Communist Party to ensure accountability and to uncover abuses of power, according to President Xi Jinping. Addressing a group study session of the 24-member Politburo on Monday, Xi said the country needed a “clear, transparent and traceable” process to oversee the national anti-corruption drive, according to state news agency Xinhua. “To fight corruption, [we must] regulate the exercise of power,” Xi said on the eve... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3316478/chinese-president-xi-jinping-calls-regulate-exercise-power-fight-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3316478/chinese-president-xi-jinping-calls-regulate-exercise-power-fight-corruption?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:32:56 +0000