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1st LD: Xi urges confidence in overcoming corruption

Xinhua, January 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

China is gaining ground to overcome corruption, President Xi Jinping said at an anti-graft meeting on Tuesday, urging confidence in the campaign.

"Party members should maintain confidence in the Communist Party of China [CPC] Central Committee's anti-corruption volition, the campaign's achievements, the positive energy it brings and the prospects of our fight against corruption," Xi said at the start of the three-day sixth plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

"To forge iron, one must be strong," Xi said, citing a traditional Chinese proverb to underline the Party's resolve to become corruption-free.

Over the past three years, the CPC has been working hard to redress the problem of being too lenient in managing the Party, and the efforts are paying off as the anti-corruption campaign is gaining ground, according to the president.

He said the CPC Central Committee remains determined to combat corruption.

The opening of the session was chaired by top graft buster Wang Qishan and attended by leaders including Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan and Zhang Gaoli. Endi