Corruption is the biggest threat to China’s Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said on Monday, in a clear warning that the ruling party is resolved to tackle a long-running problem that is now entrenched in many strata of Chinese society. “Corruption is the biggest threat to our party,” he warned. “I don’t see how Xi could afford to back off at this point,” Wedeman said. Wedeman said it appeared that the pool that Xi is drawing on as replacements also included corrupt officials. The anti-corruption fight must reach the “hearts” of the masses, he said on the program, so that they can “deeply feel” the care of the party.

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Persons: Xi Jinping, Miao Hua, Xi, ”, Tang Renjian, Gou Zhongwen, Wang Yilin, Andrew Wedeman, ” Wedeman, “, Li Shangfu, Wei Fenghe, Wedeman, I’d, Yifei, Sun Laibin Organizations: China’s Communist Party, Central Commission, Administration of Sport, China National Petroleum Corp, Georgia State University, PLA, Liberation Army, People’s Bank of, Peking University’s School, Marxism Locations: China, Beijing, People’s Bank of China