Another senior official in Xinjiang has been placed under investigation amid Beijing’s vow to resolutely “eradicate the soil for corruption”.
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China’s fourth plenum: party leaders call for boosting self-reliance against ‘raging storms’
China’s fourth plenum: party leaders call for boosting self-reliance against ‘raging storms’
At the Politburo meeting on Friday, top leaders reviewed a report on the central disciplinary inspection missions focusing on China’s provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government, according to a readout published by state news agency Xinhua.
The readout said the inspection reports indicated that some problems persisted, which must be “taken very seriously and addressed”.
The meeting also urged that “high pressure against corruption must be maintained to resolutely eradicate the soil for corruption, and create a clean and upright political environment”, according to Xinhua. It also called for leadership to be strengthened at all levels and governance improved.
