Xi’s Enforcers Are Hunting Down Officials Who Consult Mystics and Borrow Too Much
President Xi Jinping is intensifying his anti-corruption campaign. The crackdown now targets high-ranking military officials and the management of military contracts. These actions follow previous efforts to penalize officials for superstition and debt.
What changed
The campaign has expanded to include a major crackdown within the People's Liberation Army.
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Xi Jinping Expands Anti-Corruption Purge to PLA
confidence 70%President Xi Jinping is intensifying his anti-corruption campaign. The crackdown now targets high-ranking military officials and the management of military contracts. These actions follow previous efforts to penalize officials for superstition and debt.
Still unconfirmed:
- Xi Jinping is targeting high-ranking officials and military contracts in a crackdown within the PLA.
- High-ranking local Communist Party officials recently gathered in private rooms at an expensive restaurant near the Bund in Shanghai.
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Xi Jinping Targets Superstition and Loyalty in Anti-Corruption Push
confidence 60%China is expanding its anti-corruption campaign to penalize officials for superstitious behavior and consulting mystics. The crackdown now emphasizes personal conduct and political loyalty. These efforts align with official party doctrine.
Still unconfirmed:
- Nearly one million officials were punished in 2025 for various offences.
- The campaign targets officials who exhibit superstitious behavior or consult mystics.
- The crackdown focuses on disloyalty and excessive borrowing.
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Xi Jinping Expands Anti-Corruption Campaign to Target Superstition
confidence 80%China has widened its anti-corruption efforts to target officials who consult mystics or exhibit superstitious behavior. The campaign now also focuses on disloyalty and excessive borrowing. These measures align with the official party doctrine of Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building.
What's confirmed:
- The Chinese government is targeting officials who consult mystics and exhibit superstitious behavior.
- Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign now includes a fight against disloyalty.
- Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building emphasizes centralized leadership, strict discipline, and the elimination of corruption.
Still unconfirmed:
- Twenty-three Chinese officials have turned themselves in as Beijing tightens its anti-corruption campaign.
- State-asset probes and financial scandals are affecting a wealthy Chinese province.
- Enforcers are hunting down officials who borrow too much.