Not India or US, this is China’s enemy No 1, Xi Jinping is building new…

Xi Jinping, since he came to power in 2012, has been fiercely battling corruption in China, even though numerous setbacks have come his way.

China’s biggest enemy: Do you know who is the biggest enemy of China? Is it the United States, Taiwan or India? No, the biggest enemy of China is not any country but Corruption. Chinese President Xi Jinping has started a massive anti-corruption campaign to eliminate corruption in the Chinese army and other institutions. Under this campaign to end corruption, the Chinese government is building more than 200 new detention centers or prisons, called ‘Liuzhi’ in Chinese. Here are the details you need to know about the Liuzhi centers and how the Chinese government is cracking down on corruption.

Xi Jinping, since he came to power in 2012, has been fiercely battling corruption in China, even though numerous setbacks have come his way. Now in his third tenure, Jinping has stepped up his fight against corruption even more. A story from CNN highlighted the government’s new aggressive stance by reporting on its setting up about 200 fresh Liuzhi centers – a place where detainees, for about six months, are not granted access to legal help or family visits.

In 2018, China’s government launched the Liuzhi system, replacing the former Shuanggui system that was infamous for subjecting detainees to extreme acts of torture.

China calls Pentagon report on Chinese military corruption ‘irresponsible’

China‘s foreign ministry last week urged the United States to stop issuing “irresponsible reports” after the Pentagon said that corruption in the Chinese military might have disrupted the country’s military modernisation goals.

The report ignores facts and is full of prejudice, Lin Jian, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, said during a regular press conference.

The wide-ranging Pentagon report said that between July and December 2023, at least 15 high-ranking Chinese military officers and defense industry executives were removed from their posts.

“In 2023, the PLA experienced a new wave of corruption-related investigations and removals of senior leaders which may have disrupted its progress toward stated 2027 modernization goals,” the report said, using an acronym for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

(With inputs from agencies)