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Xi expands anti-graft crackdown, 983,000 punished last year

8/28/2026

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President Xi Jinping broadened the anti-graft campaign to police officials’ power and private conduct.
The campaign began in 2013 and now spans thirteen years of investigations.
Anti-corruption agencies punished 983,000 people last year; 2025 removals were three times 2013’s.
SCMP reviewed 423 centrally managed cadres investigated by the Central Organisation Department between 2013 and 2025.
Former Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang was jailed early in the campaign.

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Story summary

President Xi Jinping broadened the anti-graft campaign to police officials’ power and private conduct.
The campaign began in 2013 and now spans thirteen years of investigations.
Anti-corruption agencies punished 983,000 people last year; 2025 removals were three times 2013’s.
SCMP reviewed 423 centrally managed cadres investigated by the Central Organisation Department between 2013 and 2025.
Former Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang was jailed early in the campaign.