CPC calls for confidence, perseverance in fight against corruption

The disciplinary body of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has called for confidence and perseverance in the protracted war against corruption as the current situation remains grave and complex.

The call was made in a communique adopted at the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), held in Beijing from January 6 to 8.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the session and delivered an important speech.

The plenary session reviewed the discipline inspection and supervision work in 2024 and assigned tasks for 2025. It adopted a work report delivered by Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CCDI, on behalf of the Standing Committee of the CCDI.

The attendees agreed that, under the guidance of Xi’s speech, they will advance the fight against corruption with determination and work to eradicate the breeding grounds and conditions for corruption.

The year 2024 saw notable progress in disciplinary and supervisory work, the communique noted. Hedonism and extravagance were targeted, while the practice of pointless formalities and bureaucratism was cracked down on, it added.

The campaign against corruption was enhanced in key areas such as finance, energy and sports, it said. New types of corruption and hidden graft were exposed, and both bribers and the recipients of bribes were punished, it continued.

A total of 68 departments underwent regular disciplinary inspections in 2024, according to the communique.