The Communist Party of China’s elite disciplinary arm has called for heightened anti-corruption measures through the upcoming 2026-2030 period. Adopted at the CCDI’s 20th Central Committee fifth plenum in Beijing this week, the resolution sets the tone for rigorous enforcement.
Xi Jinping, President, CPC General Secretary, and CMC Chairman, participated and addressed the gathering, advocating robust party oversight and ethical governance, as covered by Xinhua.
Tuesday’s People’s Daily affirmed that economic and tech goals pale beside maintaining the party’s untainted stature. Xi equates graft to a lethal disease eroding the globe’s premier Marxist party’s essence, spurring bold actions since 2012 to realign it with collective interests.
Beyond money matters, the framework addresses mismanagement, wasteful spending, sluggish execution, and negligence across levels.
Detentions soared to a record 65 senior figures in 2025, exceeding 2024’s 58 by 12%, the most since the campaign’s inception. Numbers climbed from 18 in 2020 through 25, 32, 45, to 65, signaling deepened incursions into political, fiscal, and martial domains.
Sweeping military cleanups, featuring the dismissal of ex-Vice Chairman He Weidong and others in droves, highlight fears of corruption stalling advanced force-building.
This uptick unearths deep-rooted problems and underscores Beijing’s steadfastness in asserting authority amid tepid growth, governance tests, and external strains. Raids engulfed provincial heads, ministries, corporations, universities, and financiers, Yi Huiman’s case rippling through shaky markets.
As the 15th Plan looms, these steps fortify the CPC’s foundation, ensuring resilience and legitimacy for China’s global ascent.