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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.
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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Mainland China

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

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Corruption in 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.

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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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Corruption in China

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.

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China military reform

Chinese military issues new rules to ‘prioritise strict political discipline’

Effective in January, latest revisions come amid Beijing’s anti-corruption campaign that has led to recent downfall of several top generals.

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Military delegates walk in Tiananmen Square in Beijing as they arrive for a meeting of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, on March 8. Photo: EPA-EFE
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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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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Corruption in China

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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Beijing Institute of Technology has been accused by the PLA of bid-rigging and “transferring benefits during the bidding process”. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s fourth plenum

China’s top general vows to crack down on ‘fake loyalty’ and ‘two-faced men’

Zhang Youxia calls for military to eliminate ‘poisonous influences and long-standing problems’ and to accelerate weapons development.

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General Zhang Youxia, vice-chairman of the CMC and a Politburo member, said the military must “strengthen political guidance to forge loyalty”. Photo: AFP
China’s Communist Party

Communist Party discipline key to meeting China’s 5-year plan goals: Cai Qi

‘Self-governance’ is essential if the country is to tackle challenges and opportunities, ideology chief says.

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Corruption in China

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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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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China has promoted Zhang Shengmin, the military’s anti-graft chief, to vice-chair of the powerful Central Military Commission. Photo: Handout
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
Central Military Commission

China expels 4 generals from legislature as anti-corruption push rolls through PLA

People’s Armed Police commander Wang Chunning the most senior of the group to lose his role as a lawmaker.

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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.

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Corruption in 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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Fang Fenghui, pictured with Xi Jinping in August 2017, shortly before his downfall. Photo: Reuters
China’s Communist Party

The Front Line | As the world watches PLA approach 100, is it truly ‘capable of winning wars’?

On September 3, China’s steps towards ‘building a world-class military by the middle of the century’ will be more visible.

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Corruption in China

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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China’s Communist Party

The big shift in ethnic affairs exposed by China’s corruption crackdown

Several former regional chairmen and women have come under investigation this year, pointing to a major change in elite politics.

Qizhala, the ethnic Tibetan former chairman of the Tibet autonomous region, was expelled from the Communist Party in July. Photo: Handout
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

2 more Chinese football officials jailed and fined in corruption crackdown

Ex-head of Chinese Super League Liu Jun, former CFA disciplinary committee chief Wang Xiaoping both sentenced to more than decade behind bars.

This photo taken on March 1, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of the Chinese Super League in Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua
Central Military Commission

China’s military announces new political guidelines after corruption scandals

The rules follow a series of scandals that have seen a dozen senior PLA commanders being placed under investigation.

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China debt

China slams grass-roots mismanagement, shames failed ‘longevity city’ in warning

Disciplinary authorities are on the hunt for wastefulness, putting ‘blind decisions’ in their crosshairs as local-level cadres struggle to stimulate economies.

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China's economic recovery

China tried to cut lavish spending. Now some officials fear ordering coffee

Some regions have rolled out draconian austerity measures that have hit businesses hard, complicating Beijing’s drive to boost consumption.

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China economy

Xi revives ‘unified national market’ push as economic risks loom

President Xi Jinping emphasised efforts to break down local protectionism in China and end destructive price wars as global tariffs threaten to dampen export-led growth.

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China’s Communist Party

China’s ethnic affairs overseer to take Communist Party helm in Xinjiang

Chen Xiaojiang takes over from Ma Xingrui and could be in the running for a Politburo seat.

Corruption in China

China corruption investigation tracker: 2025

In the first half of 2025, corruption investigations were launched against 32 senior officials, including five at the ministerial level.

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