China punished more than 889,000 officials for disciplinary infractions in 2024, the country’s two top anti-graft bodies said Friday, underscoring the intensity of the crackdown launched by leader Xi Jinping.
Disciplinary and supervisory authorities received 3.56 million complaints, of which one million were direct accusations or allegations, according to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Central Commission for Discipline and Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, a state body.
Of those punished, 73 were provincial or ministerial-level officials, according to statements released by the two bodies.
A total of 26,000 people were investigated for offering or receiving bribes, resulting in 4,271 cases being transferred to the procuratorate for prosecution.
The authorities also conducted criticism or “education” work on more than one million officials.
In 2023, the two agencies sanctioned a total of 610,000 public officials.
After coming to power in 2013, Xi launched an anti-corruption campaign that is considered the most persistent and wide-ranging in the history of communist China.
Xi, who consolidated his power at the head of the country during the 20th CPC Congress in 2022, said at the time that he would deepen the anti-corruption campaign because "the situation is still serious."
This week, he called for "a resolute victory in the tough and long-lasting battle against corruption."
According to the Chinese leader, "unprecedented efforts" have been made, with "widely recognized results," but "sustained action to combat corruption" is needed.
"Corruption is the biggest threat to the Communist Party," Xi stressed, adding that the CPC will "tackle every case" to "ensure the steady advancement of China's modernization."
