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FRI · 2026-08-28 · 02:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0828-106712
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Xi’s crusade against corruption has gone well beyond economic crime

A data project by the South China Morning Post, in its fourth series installment, reveals that President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, initiated thirteen years ago, has expanded significantly beyond economic crimes. While initially perceived as targeting financial offenses, the campaign now scrutinizes how officials wield their power, their adherence to directives, and even their private conduct.

Yuanyue Dang,William ZhengSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-28 · 02:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Xi’s crusade against corruption has gone well beyond economic crime
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A data project by the South China Morning Post, in its fourth series installment, reveals that President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, initiated thirteen years ago, has expanded significantly beyond economic crimes. While initially perceived as targeting financial offenses, the campaign now scrutinizes how officials wield their power, their adherence to directives, and even their private conduct. This broader scope indicates a shift in focus for the anti-graft initiative under Xi's leadership.

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President Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign has expanded beyond economic crimes.

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The campaign is increasingly focused on how officials use their power.

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Private lives of officials are now part of the anti-corruption scrutiny.

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The campaign also scrutinizes whether officials 'toe the line'.

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The China-morning-post" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="12558" data-entity-type="organization">South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign. In the fourth part of an accompanying series, Yuanyue Dang and William Zheng delve into the broader reach of the campaign.While economic crimes are often seen as the target of President Xi Jinping’s crusade against corruption, the campaign has become much wider.Thirteen years since it began, it is now increasingly about how officials use their power, whether they toe the line, and what they do in their private lives.
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