"Xi launched the initiative shortly after rising to power in 2012, setting off an unprecedented anticorruption storm that targeted both high-flying tigers' and lower-level flies' across China's state, military, and Communist Party apparatus, according to a Xinhua report last year."
"This time, Xi's net appears to be even wider, it now includes operational commanders in addition to members of China's Central Military Commission and military functional institutions, political commissars, and commanders across the PLA's five military theatres and various military branches."
"Corruption is the biggest cancer eroding combat effectiveness. The more thoroughly we eliminate hidden dangers, the more promising the century-long battle against corruption will be."
China's President Xi Jinping has intensified anticorruption efforts within the military, with high-ranking officials including General Zhang Youxia under investigation for serious violations. This renewed sweep represents an expansion of Xi's broader anticorruption initiative launched in 2012, which previously targeted both senior and lower-level officials across government, military, and Communist Party structures. The current military-focused campaign now encompasses operational commanders, Central Military Commission members, political commissars, and leaders across the PLA's five military theatres and various branches. Chinese officials emphasize that corruption undermines combat effectiveness, positioning the anticorruption campaign as essential to military strength and readiness.
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