XI ANNOUNCES PURGE OF PARTY AFTER BEING APPOINTED DICTATOR FOR LIFE – The Chinese Communist Party has released a statement on an ongoing investigation that has led to nearly 5 million of its 96 million party members being accused of corruption in the last decade. 553 party members are facing immediate criminal prosecution as a result of the investigation, with more arrests anticipated.
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China’s ruling Communist Party says it has investigated almost 5 million members for possible corruption over the last decade, with formal criminal cases brought against 553.
Whether that will curb a widening economic slowdown and restore faith in the authoritarian system remains unclear.
The party has 96 million members and has long run its own internal system of keeping cadres in line through a mix of offering privileges and threatening severe punishment for taking bribes, selling offices or otherwise abusing authority.
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