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Xi's anti-corruption campaign, launched in 2012, has disciplined nearly one million officials by 2026, evolving into a tool for consolidating power and suppressing dissent.
Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, launched in 2012, continues to shape China’s political landscape more than a decade later, with millions of officials disciplined, dismissed, or imprisoned across all levels of the Communist Party.
While initially aimed at curbing widespread graft fueled by low pay and concentrated power, the campaign has evolved into a tool for consolidating Xi’s authority, eliminating rivals, and enforcing ideological loyalty.
In 2025 alone, nearly one million were disciplined, including dozens of senior figures in early 2026.
The effort intensifies in strategic sectors like technology and defense, where corruption is seen as threatening national goals.
Though state media portrays it as essential for party survival, experts say it also suppresses dissent and reinforces control amid rising U.S.-China tensions.
La campaña anticorrupción de Xi, lanzada en 2012, ha disciplinado a casi un millón de funcionarios en 2026, convirtiéndose en una herramienta para consolidar el poder y reprimir la disidencia.