{
  "id": 3124558,
  "title": "How China’s anti-corruption fight became Xi Jinping’s most important policy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/how-chinas-anti-corruption-fight-became-xi-jinpings-most-important-3124558",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T22:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3365052/how-chinas-anti-corruption-fight-became-xi-jinpings-most-important-policy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China's anti-graft campaign, initiated by President Xi Jinping, has become one of the Communist Party's most important policies, according to recent analysis. In its early years, the campaign faced skepticism, with critics arguing it was a fleeting trend. However, the campaign has since expanded, targeting a wide range of corruption, from economic graft to party discipline and adherence to policy directives. In 2025, the campaign has punished 983,000 individuals, with the number of senior officials taken down tripling since 2013. The campaign's reach extends to all policy areas and sectors, including security, finance, education, and the military. It has also become more institutionalized, with the creation of the National Supervisory Commission in 2018. Xi has repeatedly emphasized that the anti-corruption fight has no end point, warning that no official should harbor any illusions of impunity.",
  "summary": "The South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign. In the first part of a series accompanying the data project, Phoebe Zhang looks at how the campaign became one of the Communist Party’s most important policies. In the early years of President Xi Jinping’s first term, when graft fighters were taking down senior…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hellenic Shipping News",
        "title": "China: Meeting signals stronger H2 policy push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/china-meeting-signals-stronger-h2-policy-push",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "How China’s anti-corruption fight became Xi Jinping’s most important policy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/how-chinas-anti-corruption-fight-became-xi-jinpings-most-important",
        "published": "2026-08-24T22:00:07.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}