Priya Patel
TLDR:
– China’s corruption watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), has pledged to focus on the finance sector, state-owned enterprises, energy, tobacco, healthcare, and infrastructure in its clean-up campaign.
– The CCDI’s priorities for 2024 include severely punishing corruption involving government and business collusion and deepening the rectification of these sectors.
– The communique also highlights the CCDI’s focus on loyalty to Xi Jinping and implementing his policies.
– The CCDI investigated 4.7 million officials in the first decade of its anti-corruption campaign, with a record number of senior officials investigated last year.
– The National Audit Office (NAO) has also pledged to focus on auditing major regional planning strategies, investment projects, finance, and major reforms in 2024.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) in China has announced its priorities for 2024, focusing on the finance sector, state-owned enterprises, energy, tobacco, healthcare, and infrastructure as part of President Xi Jinping’s clean-up campaign. The CCDI plans to “severely punish… corruption involving government and business collusion” and deepen its rectification efforts in these sectors. Loyalty to Xi Jinping and implementing his policies are also highlighted as top priorities.
In its communique, the CCDI stressed the need to continue pressuring corruption and monitoring key areas and individuals, especially hidden forms of corruption. The CCDI also praised Xi Jinping’s efforts in promoting comprehensive and strict governance since coming to power, and the communique marks the first official document to hail “Xi Jinping’s important thoughts on the party’s self-revolution”, indicating an addition to Xi’s political doctrine.
The CCDI has investigated 4.7 million officials in the first decade of its anti-corruption campaign, with 45 investigations into senior officials launched last year. This sets a record for the campaign, which was launched in 2012 with Xi Jinping’s promise to pursue a tough anti-corruption effort.
Meanwhile, the National Audit Office (NAO) has pledged to focus on auditing major regional planning strategies, investment projects, finance, and major reforms in 2024. The NAO will also monitor the progress of reforms in public financing, the finance sector, state-owned enterprises, foreign trade, and investment, as well as pay attention to risks such as corruption and fraud.
