Chinese President Xi Jinping promises to act carefully in the fight against corruption in the country. On Monday, the president made it clear that China will take action against “hidden dangers” and toughen penalties for bribery. It writes CNN.
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In his career as Chinese president and general secretary of the Communist Party, Xi has cracked down hard on corruption, both among high-ranking statesmen and bureaucrats further down the Chinese state hierarchy.
– Although there has been an overwhelming victory in the ten-year fight against corruption, the situation is still complex. In such a complex situation, we cannot stop, slacken or compromise on anti-corruption work, Xi told the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, according to state Chinese media.
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“Flies and Ants”
According to CNN the fight against corruption must now be directed at the finance and energy industry as well as sectors linked to infrastructure. In his statement on Monday, Xi said that corruption at lower levels of the hierarchies, committed by “flies and ants” as Xi says, will be cracked down on.
Above the broadcaster, associate professor and political scientist Alfred Wu at the National University of Singapore says that Xi wants to show that the anti-corruption project will last.
– Xi mentions some acute problems such as the very extensive corruption in the economy. It is for an internal audience, to ensure that people know that the anti-corruption project has the highest priority, says the associate professor.
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Military trouble
The Chinese defense sector is also said to be affected by corruption. Opposite Bloomberg anonymous American intelligence sources say that the corruption must be so extensive that American sources now believe that China is less capable of carrying out major military operations in the coming years than the country would otherwise have been.
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ABC Nyheter has previously mentioned intelligence sources that refer to cases where Chinese missiles are said to have been filled with water instead of fuel.
In recent times, several high-ranking figures in the Chinese military have been deposed. The information from the intelligence sources suggests that corruption may have been part of the background for the dismissals, writes Bloomberg.
Make a concession
In his New Year’s address, President Xi acknowledged difficulties in the Chinese economy. It is the first time Xi has mentioned economic challenges in his annual New Year’s addresses since he began delivering them in 2013, according to CNN.
– Along the way, we have to face headwinds. Some companies are having a tough time. Some people are having trouble finding jobs and meeting basic needs, Xi Jinping admitted when addressing the Chinese people.
2024-01-10 04:35:04
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