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2026: Xi’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Claims More Senior Leaders, Including Politburo Member

Among those investigated included Ma Xingrui, a Politburo member who headed the Xinjiang region and was widely seen as close to the Xi leadership
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The Japan Times
· Jul 4, 2026
China’s Xi taps new military anti-graft chief as he rebuilds top command
Under a yearslong anti-corruption campaign initiated by the Chinese leader, scores of senior officials and top generals have been investigated, removed and purged.
South China Morning Post
· Jun 24, 2026
China targets face of international space cooperation in corruption crackdown
Senior Chinese defence industry official Bian Zhigang is under investigation for corruption, the latest high-profile target in Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on its military sector. Bian, deputy head of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND), was suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law”, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said on Wednesday, using its usual term for corruption and bribery. The CCDI is China’s...
Vision Times
· Jul 3, 2026
Xi’s 2026 Purges Take Down Multi-Province Powerbroker and China’s Emergency Minister
More prominent anti-corruption cases of early 2026 involve influential former provincial party chief Yi Lianhong and disaster response minister Wang Xiangxi, while a forestry agency long tied to a relative of former Party leader Jiang Zemin keeps generating both graft scandals and suspicious deaths
Al Arabiya English
· Jul 1, 2026
Xi Vows to Strengthen China’s Military, Stamp Out Corruption
Chinese President Xi Jinping vows to strengthen and modernize the military and stamp out corruption within the ruling Communist Party during a speech marking the Chinese Communist Party’s 105th founding anniversary. #China
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· Jul 5, 2026
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Malaysiakini
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Related coverage for "2026: Xi’s Anti-Corruption Campaign Claims More Senior Leaders, Including Politburo Member": The Japan Times — China’s Xi taps new military anti-graft chief as he rebuilds top command . South China Morning Post — China targets face of international space cooperation in corruption crackdown. Vision Times — Xi’s 2026 Purges Take Down Multi-Province Powerbroker and China’s Emergency Minister. Al Arabiya English — Xi Vows to Strengthen China’s Military, Stamp Out Corruption. Daily Post Nigeria — PFIPC: Step aside for investigation of fake agency – Gbajabiamila told. Malaysiakini — Scrapping Budi95: Does Onn think Umno ministers are stupid, Johor DAP leader asks