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Xi's Fierce Anti-Corruption Campaign Targets Top Officials

1/1/2026

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President Xi Jinping reiterates that there will be no leniency in the anti-corruption campaign, calling corruption the greatest threat to the Communist Party.
During a key political meeting in October, Xi said corrupt officials would have no place to hide.
He described a high-pressure approach to tackling graft.
The anti-graft drive has expelled five senior officials and nine military generals for corruption.

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President Xi Jinping reiterates that there will be no leniency in the anti-corruption campaign, calling corruption the greatest threat to the Communist Party.
During a key political meeting in October, Xi said corrupt officials would have no place to hide.
He described a high-pressure approach to tackling graft.
The anti-graft drive has expelled five senior officials and nine military generals for corruption.