CHINA-LEADERSHIP: XI JINPING CAUTIONS POLITBURO GROUP STUDY SESSION THAT CORRUPTION REMAINS SEVERE AND COMPLICATED
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Reporting on the meeting of the Politburo's Group Study Session held in Beijing on June 17,
the state-owned CCTV quoted Chinese President Xi Jinping saying corruption in the country
remains severe and complicated even though progress has been made in the battle against graft.
He said its “stubbornness and danger” cannot be underestimated. Xi Jinping also vowed 'zero
tolerance' on corruption and asked senior government officials to keep themselves and their
family and relatives in check. He called for senior cadres to adhere to a moderate and clean
relationship between the government and business community. The official Xinhua News
Agency, in a potential sign of relief for the $59 trillion sector, said the Politburo declared its
anti-corruption dragnet of financial institutions a success and that the Central Discipline
Inspection Commission’s probes had helped strengthen the party’s leadership over the financial
sector and prevented risks. It also disclosed that Liu Meipin, Director of the Case Supervision
and Management Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State
Supervision and Administration Commission, briefed the Politburo and made
recommendations.
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