The Communist Party of China has taken action against over 110,000 officials in its ongoing anti-corruption operation, according to a report by the Indo-Pacific Centre for Strategic Communications (IPCSC). President Xi Jinping launched the campaign, which includes public probes of officials at all levels, including state and deputy state officials, military commission members, and ministerial and deputy ministerial officers. According to the study, 111,000 people were punished in the initial quarter of the year 2023, including 76,000 provincial and provincial-level cadres, department-level cadres, district-level cadres, township-level cadres, general cadres, and executives in remote regions and companies. Image: PixabayOn their official social media handles, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervisory Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China presented their monthly anti-corruption reports. According to the investigation, disciplinary inspection and supervision authorities received 776,000 petitions and reports in the first quarter, with 231,000 being complaints and allegations. Among the notable individuals who are being probed are Du Zhaocai and Li Xiaopeng. According to the March anti-corruption report, 7,021 offences involving 10,285 officials were examined.
