Xinhua Insight: Four years on, Xi's war on corruption is more than hunting tigers, flies (2)

an update from a 1980 document -- and the regulation on intra-Party supervision, promising an emphasis on preventing paid promotions, and "zero tolerance" for corruption at all levels.

But according to the three-stage theory of the anti-corruption campaign, however, the success of this campaign ultimately lies on the third stage where officials don't want to be corrupt.

"When officials have less power and fewer opportunities to abuse their power, and face great penalty for doing so, they will be less willing to cross the line," said Cheng Wenhao.

This is much more difficult than changing institutions, according to Xu Guangjian, vice dean of Renmin University's School of Public Administration.

"This will take considerably longer time," he said.

His words were echoed by Xin Ming, who noted that the anti-graft drive is a long fight, not just in China, but in all other parts of the world too.

The CPC has been in power for 67 years. Xi and the Party need to think about the long term, he said. Endit