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Former economic crime chief to head discipline team at Hong Kong, Macau office

A veteran mainland Chinese economic crime investigator and former police official has been appointed to lead the discipline inspection and supervision group at Beijing’s top office...

China’s corruption investigation procedures

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CCDI Plenum Attendance Falls to the Lowest of the Term, With 13 Military Members Absent and No Sign of Zhang Shengmin

Of the 133 members the commission started the term with, 116 were in the hall. A blogger’s tally puts 13 of the absentees in the military.

Blades Flash Again at the CCDI Plenum: Zhang Shengmin Absent, and Two Wang Qishan Proteges in an Awkward Spot

Two deputy secretaries were seated below the dais as ordinary members, which some analysts say may mean they had already been removed before the meeting opened.

Anti-Corruption Deputy Chief Vanishes From Key Meeting as Purge Closes In on Former Beijing Boss’s Network

Deputy anti-corruption chief Xiao Pei skips a key meeting after an associate reportedly implicated him in a purge.

Former State Grid Chairman Under Probe Amid China’s Anti-Graft Campaign

Xin's investigation further expands the ranks of senior officials ensnared in Beijing's sweeping anti-corruption campaign, underscoring the CCP's continuing purge of influential fi...

CCP Calls October Plenum to Take Up ‘Strict Party Governance’

Fifth Plenums have been given over to five-year economic plans since the 1980s. Analysts read this one as the session that settles the cases against two purged generals.

China Seeks Tips on Rocket Force Procurement Violations as Military Purge Continues

China’s military is seeking tips on procurement violations within the PLA Rocket Force, signaling that Beijing’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign led by leader Xi Jinping is far f...

Xi’s Inner Circle Under Pressure as Former Aides Fall and Chen Xi Reportedly Demoted

Recently, Liang Chao, the “chief steward” in China’s Wenzhou city in Zhejiang Province for Chen Yixin, a close associate of Xi Jinping’s “Zhejiang clique,” turned himself in. He wa...

Corruption Probes Sweep Fujian, Putting Xi’s Political Stronghold Under Scrutiny

The investigation comes amid a string of corruption probes involving officials with ties to Fujian, fueling scrutiny of a province where Xi Jinping spent much of his early politica...

China strips former generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli of top military positions

Beijing has formally removed former senior officers Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli as members of China’s supreme military command. The two generals have been under investigation for a...

China links family of ex-Politburo member Ma Xingrui to ‘rampant corruption’

Former Politburo member and Xinjiang Communist Party chief Ma Xingrui has been stripped of party membership and dismissed from public office following an anti-corruption investigat...

China’s anti-corruption fight: data deep dive

China Purges Top Official Over Corruption and Sex Charges

Ma Xingrui is the third member of the Politburo to be purged since 2022. He once led the Xinjiang region and was previously head of China’s space program.

China’s anti-corruption drive by the numbers

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China’s October plenum plan reveals focus on party discipline ahead of 2027 congress

China’s top leadership has made party governance the focus of a coming key conclave, signalling the significance of a clean record in the selection process ahead of next year’s nat...

Chinese Official Zhou Derui Gets 14 Years in Case Involving ‘Improper Discussion’ of Xi Jinping

Chinese official Zhou Derui gets 14 years in case involving ‘improper discussion’ of Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping’s Bank Purges Could Have a Negative Impact on China’s Economy

China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced on July 19 that Ouyang Weimin, former president and deputy party secretary of the China Development Bank (CDB)...

Beijing Installs a Former Spy Official as Political Watchdog Inside Its Foreign Ministry

A little-noticed personnel move places a veteran of China's civilian intelligence service in charge of policing loyalty at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Analysts say the appoint...

Former CSRC Vice Chairman Under Probe as China’s Financial Purge Deepens

Once hailed as one of China's most respected market reformers, Fang's downfall raises fresh questions about the diminishing role of technocrats under Xi's increasingly centralized...

Zhanjiang’s Police Chief Falls, and the Chain of Promotion Leads Back to Xi’s Police Minister

Guo Tao was promoted by a man who was promoted by Wang Xiaohong. Over the past year or two, a series of Wang’s own confidants have been moved out of the Ministry of Public Security...

Hong Kong watchdog sets integrity standards for government computers to fight misuse

Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has publicly unveiled its standards for the use of government computer systems after uncovering loopholes, including re...

China purges third Politburo member in deepening anti-graft drive

Xi Jinping's yearslong fight to root out corruption has ensnared senior officials of the Communist Party, government and military.

No immunity: how Xi’s anti-corruption fighters are zeroing in on fresh targets

The South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign. In the second part of an accompanying series, Willi...