At the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping accurately grasped the situation, tasks, and phased characteristics of the fight against corruption. He reiterated the significant judgment of the "two stills," profoundly expounded on the rich connotations of the path with Chinese characteristics for fighting corruption, and pointed out the direction and provided fundamental guidelines for the whole Party to advance the fight against corruption with greater clarity and determination. At the second plenary session of the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress held on March 9, Zhang Jun, President of the Supreme People's Court, and Ying Yong, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, delivered work reports to the session respectively. The data on punishing official crimes in 2025 published in the "Two Highs" reports reflect the significant results achieved in the fight against corruption through the efficient integration of the entire anti-corruption chain under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee and the coordinated advancement of the struggle. They also declare the firm determination of our Party to fight corruption to the end. Profoundly grasp the significant judgment of the "two stills" and always maintain the high-pressure stance without wavering

General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, emphasizing that the situation regarding the fight against corruption remains severe and complex, and the task of eliminating the soil and conditions for corruption remains arduous. We must maintain an unswerving high-pressure stance, resolutely fight corruption wherever it exists, punish graft without fail, and eliminate evil thoroughly, leaving no hiding place for corrupt officials

Corruption is a roadblock and a stumbling stone in the development of the Party and the country, and the fight against corruption is a major struggle that cannot be lost. The Work Report of the Supreme People's Court shows that in 2025, people's courts concluded 36,000 cases involving 40,000 people for crimes such as embezzlement and bribery, a year-on-year increase of 22.4%, and punished 57 former centrally managed officials, including Tang Renjian and Luo Baoming according to law. The Work Report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate points out that in 2025, procuratorial organs accepted 30,500 cases of official crime transferred by supervisory commissions at all levels and prosecuted 29,000 people, representing year-on-year increases of 10.8% and 20.5% respectively, including the prosecution of 44 former provincial and ministerial-level officials such as Wu Yingjie and Tang Renjian. Without a single step of pause or a half-step of retreat, the sets of data in the "Two Highs" reports reflect the calm clarity and firm determination of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core to combat corruption through to the end.

Sun Xianzhong, a deputy to the National People's Congress, member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and civil law scholar, told reporters that thports of the "two high" judicial bodies demonstrate the CPC Central Committee's firm determination to unswervingly advance the fight against corruption with detailed data, reflecting the concerted efforts of disciplinarspection and supervision organs, people's procuratorates, and people's courts over the past year to resolutely implement the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee, effectively responding tthe people's earnest expectations for a clean and upright political environment.

The success of governance lies in following the will of the people. Data from the Supreme People's Procuratorate Work Report shows that porial organs have strictly punished corruption close to the people, bringing charges against 7,609 individuals for official crimes in fields such as rural revitalization, elderly care services,ral services. As a grassroots worker and a deputy to the National People's Congress, Zhang Dianzhuang, Party Secretary and Director of the Village Committee of Beiyuann Village in Xizhou Town, Qufu City, Shandong Province, was deeply impressed by these figures. "These figures are not only a powerful testament to the CPC Centralttee's heavy-handed fight against corruption but also reflect a clear stance on safeguarding people's livelihoods," said Zhang Dianzhuang. He noted that grassroots corruption directls the people's sense of gain, and he hopes to continue strictly rectifying prominent issues strongly reflected by the public, such as embezzlement and misappropriation. At te same time, he suggested fully implementing the system of micro-power lists to ensure full-process transparency and traceability of village affairs, funds, and projects, allowing the public to understand clearly and ials to work with integrity. In the view of Wei Zhenling, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Director of the Seventh Division othe People's Procuratorate of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the achievements made in the current anti-corruption struggle have been hard-won. Facing the situation and sks of the "two stills," it is necessary to always maintain strategic resolve and high pressure, launch another offensive, and redouble efforts to punish corruption without pause. "Greater efforts shd be made to advance the three-pronged approach, more effectively gather anti-corruption synergy, and more forcefully confine power within the cage of institutions." Adhere to the centralizedd leadership of the CPC Central Committee, and strengthen linkage and coordination to enhance the synergy of anti-corruption work.

Upholding the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the highest political principle of our Party. The historic achievements made in the fight against corruption in the new era are fundamentally attributed to the navigation and steering of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and to the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, our Party has successfully blazed a path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics, characterized by addressing both the symptoms and root causes and promoting the integrated advancement of ensuring officials dare not, cannot, and will not be corrupt, under the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. We must resolutely follow this path.

The two reports feature distinct themes, detailed content, and solid data, reflecting a firm political stance. Zhou Guangquan, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and deputy head of the NPC Committee on Constitution and Law, told reporters that eradicating the soil and conditions for corruption is a and complex systematic project that can only be effectively advanced under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. The Party's leadership must be integrated throughout the entire chain of deterring,restricting, and eliminating corruption, covering the whole process from supervision, discipline enforcement, and law enforcement to prosecution, trial, and execution. Collaborative rectification of corruption iareas, joint international anti-corruption fugitive repatriation and asset recovery, and cross-border corruption governance... Reporters noted that the term "collaboration" appeared multiple times this year's "two high" reports, reflecting that under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, various anti-corruption forces not only perform their duties effectively but also streen interlinkages and systematic integration, forming an overall synergy that is as powerful as a clenched fist and ensures long-term effectiveness.

Deepening the fight against corruption requires strengthened coordination among various parties, particularly the continuous improvement of collaboration mechanisms among disciplinary inspection and supervision, procurand judicial organs to achieve seamless integration in case investigation, evidence fixation, and the recovery of illicit gains, said Li Shiliang, a deputy to the National People's Congress apresident of the Sichuan Lawyers Association. In Zhou Guangquan's view, conducting the anti-corruption struggle in a coordinated manner not only reflects the deepening of comprehensive and strict Partvernance but also indicates the continuous improvement of the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. He suggested further improving mechanisms for clue transfer and result sharing, promoting the organic integration of enforcement, law enforcement, and criminal justice, while also refining regulations and systems to form a powerful synergy for the whole society to participate in the anti-corruption struggle. Makingd use of the strategic approach of promoting the three-pronged strategy of "deterrence, restriction, and education" to continuously enhance the comprehensive effectiveness of corruption governae The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical time for consolidating the foundation and making comprehensive efforts to basically achieve socialist modernization. To forge ahead on the new journey and advan great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization, higher requirements are placed on maintaining the Party's advanced nature

At the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to advance the fight against corruption with greater clarity and determination, required continuously improving the penetration of anti-corruption efforts, and proposed making greater efforts in the integrated promotion of deterrence, institutional constraints, ed awareness, providing a powerful ideological weapon and scientific guide for action to continue the Party's self-revolution on the new journey. Wang Yongjun, a deputy to the Natioe's Congress and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and Director of the Supervisory Commission of Shanxi Province, stated that it is necessary to always maintain strategic resolve to be stricthe end, make good use of the strategic approach of the integrated promotion of "deterrence, institutional constraints, and enhanced awareness," deepen the treatment of both symptoms and root causes, foc fields with concentrated power, dense capital, and rich resources, closely watch the "key few" especially the "top leaders," resolutely investigate and punish acts that destroy the political estem and the environment for economic development—such as collusion between officials and businessmen, power providing protection for capital, and capital infiltrating the political sphere—and resolutely correct acts that disrupt mt order—such as extortion, under-the-table operations, and irregular law enforcement across jurisdictions or for profit—so as to remove development bottlenecks and safeguard the overall development situation through strict pud governance. Compared with last year, this year's "Two Highs" reports specifically mentioned the law-based punishment of new forms of corruption and hidden corruption, such as usto implement expected returns, agreed shareholding, and inflating transaction links. This indicates that as the fight against corruption deepens, various new forms of corruption and hidden corruption are consy innovating and upgrading their methods. Facing new trends and characteristics of corruption, it is necessary to improve the ability to fight corruption and enhance the wisdom.

"We must proceed with the spirit of Yu Gong moving the mountains and Jingwei filling the sea, taking one stronghold after another and fighting one battle after another, to continue uncovering and clearing out corruption and thoroughly rectifying the source," said Liu Haiquan, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and etary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and Director of the Supervisory Commission of Anhui Province. "Anti-corruption is both a tough battle and a comprehensive war. To make greater efe integrated advancement, we must strengthen the systemic concept, enhance coordination and cooperation, and connect various forms of supervision. We should promote integrated governance through full-chain collaboration." "We must acculy grasp the new characteristics of the interweaving of conduct and corruption issues and the new features of the upgrading of corruption methods. We should focus on utilizing means such as big data ten the joint investigation and treatment of conduct and corruption issues, timely discover, accurately identify, and effectively govern various corruption problems, and continuously improve the penetration power of anti-corruption effortsid Fang Lingyun, a deputy to the NPC and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and Director of the Supervisory Commission of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. "We need to continuouslyove the anti-corruption working mechanism, improve the routine coordination and cooperation mechanisms between disciplinary inspection and supervision organs and inspection, auditing, finance, accounting, statistics, and other departments, smochannels for clue transfer, information sharing, and work linkage, implement evaluation methods for promoting reform through cases, strengthen follow-up supervision and tracking of the situation regarding promoting reform and governrm a synergy of supervision, case handling, rectification, and governance, and continuously enhance the comprehensive efficacy of corruption governance through 'whole-cycle management,'" Fang added. ( Liaoxin News Agency)