China’s Communist Party removed a record number of officials from their posts last year as Beijing stepped up its war on corruption, the South China Morning Post reported.
The number of top-level probes launched in 2023 jumped by 40% compared to 2022, when China’s top anti-corruption agency – the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) – recorded 32 investigations into high-ranking officials, the report went on.
Read the full story: The South China Morning Post
- By Sean O’Meara
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