Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown in the spotlight as China prepares for meeting of top leaders
Summary
China’s Communist Party is preparing for a fifth plenum focused on party discipline, loyalty and anti-corruption. Xi Jinping’s campaign has continued for more than a decade, with over one million people investigated last year; analysts say the drive also reinforces Xi’s control and has no clear end point.Key Facts
- Xi Jinping launched his anti-corruption campaign after taking power in 2012.
- China’s disciplinary authorities investigated more than one million people last year.
- More than 100 of those investigated last year held ministerial- or provincial-level posts or higher.
- The fifth plenum is scheduled to begin on Monday and will address party self-governance, a term the article says refers to discipline, loyalty and anti-corruption.
- More than 300 members of the Communist Party’s Central Committee attend plenums.
- The meeting is likely to be the last substantive one before next year’s 21st Party Congress, where a new Central Committee will be chosen.
- Analysts say the anti-corruption campaign also strengthens Xi’s control and may continue indefinitely.
- In January, Zhang Youxia, China’s top general and second in the military hierarchy to Xi, was placed under investigation.
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