Overview
- Xi Jinping used the CCDI’s annual plenary in Beijing to call for higher standards, tighter institutional restraints on power, and relentless anti-corruption enforcement.
- A four-episode documentary jointly produced by the CCDI publicity department, the National Commission of Supervision and CCTV began airing Jan 11 ahead of the watchdog’s meeting to set the campaign’s tone.
- The series spotlights former agriculture minister Tang Renjian, convicted in 2025 and given a suspended death sentence for taking over 268 million yuan in bribes, with an intermediary antique dealer used to mask pay‑for‑power transactions.
- Discipline authorities stress curbing illicit banquets, cliques and favor-seeking, citing cases such as a Henan banquet held against Party rules where an official died after binge drinking.
- Official 2025 results highlight sustained pressure with 65 senior officials probed, 536,000 lower-level officials disciplined by November, 782 fugitives repatriated and 23.66 billion yuan recovered, alongside revised austerity rules and an updated Supervision Law.