The top discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Thursday published 131 cases of violations of the Party's anti-corruption and frugality code of conduct.
For the first time, Chinese environmental protection authorities summon provincial leaders for a talk-down session over local pollution problems.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged officials to work in earnest, have courage to tell the truth and never abuse power in exchange for personal gains.
All central Party and government organs will now be under the watch of inspection agencies in a move to further eliminate blind spots in the intra-Party supervision of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Lyu Xiwen, former deputy Party chief in Beijing, has been expelled from the Party and removed from her post for serious disciplinary violations.
Zhang Lebin, former vice-head of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, has been expelled from the Party for bribery and removed from his post, the Communist Party of China’s top anti-graft watchdog reported on Tuesday.
Lyu Xiwen, former deputy Party chief of Beijing, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office for multiple offenses including graft, making groundless criticisms against the party line and hindering investigations.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the top anti-graft body, has pledged to take a tougher line against those who break the rules.
The Communist Party of China (CPC)'s top anti-graft body on Monday said some 29,000 officials were reprimanded for violating austerity rules in the first 11 months of 2015, bringing the total number of those punished since late 2012 to more than 130,000.
The Supreme People's Court (SPC) said on Sunday that 270 court officials have been punished for violating the Party code of conduct in the past three years.
The 37, including 10 from central government and 9 from centrally-administered state-owned enterprises, come from 31 provinces, municipalities and regions.
A book containing Xi Jinping's remarks on governing the Communist Party of China (CPC) and strengthening Party discipline and rules has been published.