We must not give corrupt officials any hiding place, Xi Jinping tells cadres

President Xi Jinping has sent a new warning to Chinese cadres – “no one should harbour any illusions” that they can get away with corruption as there will be no let-up in the long-running anti-graft campaign.

He told officials at a key political meeting in October there would be no place for the corrupt to hide, according to excerpts from his speech released on Wednesday.

“[We must] maintain a high-pressure stance against corruption at all times, investigate and punish corruption cases according to the law and regulations, and severely punish corrupt officials,” Xi was quoted as saying by Qiushi, the ruling Communist Party’s official publication.

“[We must] not stop for a moment or yield an inch, [we must] not give corrupt officials any hiding place, and no one should harbour any illusions or wishful thinking,” he told officials at the fourth plenum of the party’s Central Committee in Beijing.

Noting the graft cases reported to the committee during the conclave, Xi again emphasised that corruption was “the greatest threat” facing the party and said the cases were another reminder that the fight remained “grim and complex”.

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South China Morning Post