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Xi believes that the Communist Party leadership should lead the fight against corruption on all levels [Xinhua]
During his speech to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection – the ruling party’s anti-graft monitor, Xi said that there needed to be more systematic and systemic efforts to root out deeply-ingrained corruption.
His latest focus on anti-corruption measures comes just a week after he met with the Communist Party’s Politburo in which he urged members to lead by example and not abuse their power.
In the past few years, Xi has spearheaded an anti-graft, anti-corruption drive to root out party officials who have been breaking commercial laws and gaining wealth through illicit means.
This has gained momentum in 2016 and is likely to increase in pace in 2017.
A Pew Research survey conducted in early October found that nearly 50 per cent of the Chinese public believe corrupt officials constitute a very big problem for the country. Eighty-three per cent said that corruption was a moderately big problem.
To combat this problem, the CPC is likely to strengthen Party political life by requiring stringent adherence to the Party’s constitution, regulations and political code of conduct.
In tandem with Xi’s anti-graft campaign, stringent adherence may require doling out severe punishments to officials who are considered corrupt and thereby sending a message of strict discipline.
The BRICS Post with inputs from Agencies
