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China airs 4-part anti-corruption series on prime-time TV amid renewed crackdown on graft
China airs 4-part anti-corruption series on prime-time TV amid renewed crackdown on graft
“To fight against corruption, [we must] regulate the exercise of power,” Xi said, according to the state news agency.
“[We must] improve the institutional mechanism to unify the authorisation, exercise and control of power, and make it clear, transparent and traceable. [We should] focus on finding loopholes in the exercise of power and address the system’s shortcomings,” he added, urging party members and cadres to always bear in mind that “all power is granted by the people”, and to respect the people, the party, the law and discipline.
This year, millions of Chinese officials are attending an education campaign focused on implementing Xi’s eight-point austerity rules to improve the party’s conduct, an issue Beijing believes is key to its public image and legitimacy to rule.
