Crack down on corruption, deploy technology – Xi Jinping’s twin missions for China’s military
Anti-corruption message follows Beijing’s call in the annual work report for the armed forces to ‘deepen political rectification’
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told military lawmakers to double down on the fight against corruption in the armed forces and to make greater use of technology to advance combat strength.
“[We should] give more importance to supervision, build a complete and effective supervision system, strengthen integrated supervision and joint audits, and investigate deeply into corruption,” Xi told the deputies.
It was the first time in a decade that such a call – usually a reference to anti-corruption efforts – had been included in the report’s defence section.
The campaign has also swept through China’s defence industry, bringing down dozens of executives.