Anti-Corruption Campaign under Xi Jinping (2012–present)

1. Xi takes CCP leadership, signals tougher discipline

   Nov 15, 2012Labels: Xi Jinping, CCP leadership

   • CCP Plenums

2. CCP issues “Eight-point regulation” on work style

   Dec 4, 2012Labels: Politburo, Eight-point regulation

   • China Daily

3. Xi promotes “tigers and flies” anti-graft approach

   Jan 22, 2013Labels: Xi Jinping, tigers and

   • Inside Story

4. Bo Xilai sentenced to life imprisonment

   Sep 22, 2013Labels: Bo Xilai, Politburo

   • China Daily

5. Xi’s reform agenda links governance and anti-corruption

   Nov 9, 2013Labels: Third Plenum, comprehensively deepening

   • CCP Plenums

6. Top PLA figure Xu Caihou expelled, case sent to prosecutors

   Jun 1, 2014Labels: Xu Caihou, PLA

   • China Daily

7. “Operation Fox Hunt” begins overseas fugitive pursuit

   Jul 1, 2014Labels: Operation Fox, Ministry of

   • Chinascope

8. Zhou Yongkang formally placed under investigation

   Jul 29, 2014Labels: Zhou Yongkang, domestic security

   • Al Jazeera

9. Ling Jihua investigation announced

   Dec 22, 2014Labels: Ling Jihua, Party aide

   • Guardian

10. “Operation Sky Net” launched to expand overseas tracking

    Apr 1, 2015Labels: Operation Sky, anti-corruption

    • Sky Net

11. Zhou Yongkang sentenced to life imprisonment

    Jun 11, 2015Labels: Zhou Yongkang, Tianjin court

    • SPC English

12. Xi stresses anti-corruption is “always on the road”

    Jan 12, 2016Labels: Xi Jinping, party self-governance

    • Always Road

13. Guo Boxiong sentenced to life by military court

    Jul 25, 2016Labels: Guo Boxiong, military court

    • China Daily

14. 19th Party Congress renews “no-tolerance” anti-corruption line

    Oct 18, 2017Labels: 19th Party, Xi Jinping

    • USC China

15. Zhao Leji succeeds Wang Qishan at CCDI

    Oct 25, 2017Labels: Zhao Leji, CCDI

    • CCP Plenums

16. Constitution amended to create supervision commissions

    Mar 11, 2018Labels: Constitution, supervision commissions

    • USC China
    • LoC

17. PRC Supervision Law establishes National Supervision Commission

    Mar 20, 2018Labels: Supervision Law, National Supervision

    • LoC

18. National Supervisory Commission inaugurated

    Mar 23, 2018Labels: National Supervisory, inauguration

    • Xinhua

19. CCP expels former defense ministers Li and Wei

    Jun 27, 2024Labels: Li Shangfu, Wei Fenghe

    • Guardian

20. Campaign persists as ongoing governance tool

    Apr 29, 2025Labels: CCDI, supervision commissions

    • Le Monde