China on track to break 2023 ‘tigers’ record as top anti-corruption watchdog nets 44
Four officials held over past fortnight take total to highest for January to September, one short of the record 45 for the whole of 2023
The latest “tiger” to fall is again one of its own, a senior inspector from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) – China’s top political disciplinary and anti-corruption agency.
The CCDI announced on Monday that Li was “under disciplinary review and supervision investigation” for “suspected serious violations of discipline and law” – a common official euphemism for corruption.
Three other senior officials have also been placed under investigation on similar charges over the past fortnight.
They are Cao Xingxin, deputy general manager of state-held telecoms giant China Unicom; Sun Yuning, deputy director of the General Administration of Customs; and former deputy education minister Du Yubo.