What Will the Chinese Regime’s New Anti-Corruption Body Do?
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (front, L), Premier Li Keqiang (front, R), and other Chinese Communist Party top officials stand in the rain during a ceremony marking the 64th anniversary of the Party’s takeover of China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2013. FENG LI/GETTY IMAGES
After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced proposals to revise its constitution, the provision about eliminating term limits for its leader got everyone talking.
But there is another critical change with repercussions for the Party in the years to come: The constitution will list a new state organ, called the Supervision Commission, to do the work of monitoring state bureaucrats for corruption. Of the 21 proposals announced by the CCP, 11 concerned the commission.
A New Corruption-Fighting Organization
After current leader Xi Jinping took power in 2012, he launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign to purge the Party of misbehaving officials, with the Party agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) spearheading investigations into their malfeasance. The campaign continues to this day.
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
