In Focus | More than ‘a gust of wind’: behind Xi Jinping’s expanding anti-graft campaign
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The anti-corruption campaign launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a new peak in 2025, with 65 senior officials investigated, more than three times the 19 registered in the first year, 2013, according to a newspaper analysis. The survey published by the Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP) covers about 457 senior officials – senior officials of the level equivalent or higher to the Deputy Minister – investigated between 2013 and …
In 2013, President China launched a strong anti-corruption campaign. In 2025 65 senior officials were investigated, who can be held accountable even after they retired.
The anti-corruption campaign launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a new peak in 2025, with 65 high officials investigated, more than three times the 19 registered in the first year, 2013, according to a newspaper analysis.
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