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Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

The latest news and top stories on the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Chinese Communist Party’s highest internal disciplinary and supervisory body, headquartered in Beijing. Its primary mission involves enforcing party regulations, combating corruption and safeguarding the Party’s leadership. As China’s de facto top anti-corruption agency, the CCDI focuses on investigating malfeasance among officials and promoting clean governance. It has notably handled hundreds of thousands of cases, including those involving high-ranking officials, contributing significantly to the Party’s anti-graft efforts.

Yi Huiman, then chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, speaks at a press conference in Beijing on February 27, 2019. Photo: Simon Song

China stock market

Former CSRC chairman Yi Huiman charged for ‘especially large’ bribes

Prosecution comes as Beijing intensifies an anti-corruption campaign in the financial sector.

30 Sep 2026 - 4:36PM

China’s Communist Party

Former Shenzhen mayor Qin Weizhong under corruption probe

21 Sep 2026 - 9:47PMvideocam

China debt

China publicly names officials in ‘unprecedented’ debt crackdown. Can it work?

18 Sep 2026 - 9:30AM

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

Editorial | China’s anti-corruption campaign is here to stay

Hong Kong has a role to play as a new national law seeks to expand the anti-corruption legal framework beyond the country’s borders.

2 Sep 2026 - 7:15AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on as People’s Liberation Army honour guard hold party flags during a ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 1. Photo: Reuters

China’s Communist Party

In Focus | Why China’s mineral hubs and border regions face heaviest anti-corruption toll

China’s past CCDI annual plenums stress intensifying efforts to combat corruption where ‘power, funds and resources are concentrated’.

27 Aug 2026 - 11:03AMvideocam

Corruption in China

In Focus | No immunity: how Xi’s anti-corruption fighters are zeroing in on fresh targets

China’s anti-graft push has expanded to those who once felt shielded, from retired cadres and local bosses to the investigators themselves.

26 Aug 2026 - 6:21AMvideocam

Corruption in China

Xi’s 13-year corruption campaign just keeps accelerating

China’s anti-graft investigators are targeting more officials, including more retirees, according to a South China Morning Post research project.

25 Aug 2026 - 5:35PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters

Corruption in China

China’s anti-corruption legal framework is about to extend beyond its borders

A draft law aimed at combating cross-border corruption has been submitted for its first reading by the country’s top legislature.

25 Aug 2026 - 7:39PMvideocam

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China’s anti-corruption fight in numbers

The anti-corruption campaign has been President Xi Jinping’s signature policy since he took power in 2012. More than a decade on, far from losing steam it is instead speeding up.

25 Aug 2026 - 6:06AM

Corruption in China

In Focus | More than ‘a gust of wind’: behind Xi Jinping’s expanding anti-graft campaign

Far from a temporary crackdown, the campaign has proved to be a key tool for enforcing party discipline and driving economic strategy.

25 Aug 2026 - 9:32AM

China’s Communist Party

China’s plenum plan reveals focus on party discipline ahead of 2027 congress

Politburo calls on Central Committee to draw on the ‘valuable experience’ from the anti-corruption campaign.

30 Jul 2026 - 8:09PMvideocam

The plenum is the most important political meeting ahead of next year’s party congress, when Xi Jinping is due to begin a fourth term as leader. Photo: EPA

Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign

China links family of ex-Politburo member Ma Xingrui to ‘rampant corruption’

The former Xinjiang party chief ‘lost his ideals and beliefs’ and betrayed the party’s principles, watchdog finds.

14 Jul 2026 - 6:45PMvideocam

China property

Chinese city ‘sold’ same plot of land 18 times to inflate fiscal revenue