Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s war on corruption has ensnared a record number of high-ranking officials this year, with 56 senior cadres at vice-ministerial level or above being investigated, a tally by the South China Morning Post has found. That marks a jump of nearly 25 per cent from 2023, when 45 high-ranking officials were subject … Read more
All of the tigers – as the CCDI refers to them – belonged to a pool of officials known as “centrally managed cadres”, meaning they held ranks at the deputy ministerial level or above. A smaller number held slightly lower ranks but occupied key positions in critical sectors. Eight of the 36 detained in the … Read more
China’s top anti-graft watchdog is investigating the country’s agriculture minister, the latest high-level official to come under scrutiny. Tang Renjian was “suspected of serious violations of Communist Party discipline and the law, and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation”, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on its website on Saturday, without giving … Read more
