No letup in battle against corruption

More senior officials investigated as authorities' anti-graft net widens

As a record number of senior officials were investigated for corruption last year, China's campaign to fight graft, which has now reached a wider section of society and retired officials, shows no signs of losing steam, experts said.

A total of 58 centrally managed officials were investigated for disciplinary violations in 2024 by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission. And 47 of these were at the vice-ministerial level or above, the country's top anti-corruption watchdogs said in a report on last year's efforts to fight corruption, which was published on their official website.

The watchdogs said that many "tigers", a term used to refer to high-ranking corrupt officials, were put under investigation last year in key sectors with a high concentration of power, funds and resources including finance, sports, State-owned enterprises, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure and construction, as well as tendering and bidding. This has sent out a strong signal that efforts to fight corruption in key sectors have been deepened.