The latest data released by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), which leads the anti-corruption campaign within the Chinese Communist Party, shows a recurring issue of corruption within the discipline and supervision authorities themselves. In just the past year, nearly four thousand discipline inspection officials nationwide have been investigated. Analysts point out that this phenomenon once again confirms that the CCP is allowing the corrupt to handle anti-corruption efforts.
According to a report released on January 21st by the CCDI and the National Supervisory Commission of the CCP, in 2024, the discipline and supervisory authorities across China received over 28,700 clues or reports related to issues involving discipline and supervisory cadres. Among them, 3,375 discipline and supervisory officials were put under investigation, 3,917 were disciplined, and 374 were handed over to judicial authorities. This includes the discipline of 158 officials at the department and bureau level, and 957 officials at the county level. Additionally, more than 21,500 discipline inspection officials were subjected to so-called “criticism and education”.
Following the release of these anti-corruption results by the CCDI, the response from netizens seemed rather lukewarm, with the related news failing to trend as a hot topic.
Overseas, on platform X, netizens commented: “It seems that the majority are still being disciplined internally; those handed over to judicial authorities are likely the lower-ranking servants without background or social connections.” “How is it possible that there are so few?” “The CCP is rotten! The CCP is finished!”
Political commentator Li Lin told Epoch Times that this once again confirms that the CCP is using corrupt individuals to combat corruption. Nowadays, all officials fear hearing from the discipline inspection committees, and officials at all levels of discipline inspection hold privileges, naturally leading to more opportunities for corruption than regular officials. Hence, the corruption within the discipline inspection system is systemic. Furthermore, many of the senior discipline inspection officials investigated were actually promoted and appointed by the previous two CCDI secretaries, Wang Qishan and Zhao Leji, raising questions about power struggles involving the current CCDI secretary, Li Xi.
Since Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, the large-scale anti-corruption campaign has affected millions of people. However, as time passes, the public seems increasingly apathetic towards this anti-corruption movement. Recently, the CCP once again exposed corrupt officials by having them publicly confess on CCTV, implicating individuals like Cui Maohu and Tang Yijun, with Tang Yijun stating he has “no place to hide”. Even the pro-Beijing Hong Kong media, Sing Tao Daily, pointed out that people are feeling weary of such exposure, referring to these officials as “actors”.
The CCDI official website announced in January this year that in 2024, the discipline and supervision authorities across the country disciplined 889,000 individuals, an increase of about 46% compared to 2023, marking the highest number publicly disclosed in the past 20 years. Simultaneously, 59 central officials were disciplined in 2024, reaching a record high, including senior military officials like Miao Hua, who are not yet included in this count.
Several members of the 20th Central Committee have been ousted in the past two years. Despite the official statement that the new Central Committee elected at the 20th Party Congress adheres to strict “political and integrity standards,” Hong Kong media have questioned why so many Central Committee members have fallen, including figures like Q
进行了有效遏制，相反逐渐愈演愈烈。他表示：“不仅腐败官员的数量更多，而且涉案金额更加巨大。大量的腐败问题并不是存量而是增量，主要发生在习近平上台之后。”
另一方面，当局对于反腐造成的官场躺平已有危机感。
去年7月，中共二十届三中全会审议通过的一项《决定》中提到要落实“三个区分开来”，激励官员“干事创业”。而“三个区分开来”最早是由习近平在2016年提出，要求对犯下“无心之过”的官员从宽处理，与蓄意违规的人作出区分。
《华尔街日报》今年1月20日报道指出，为了帮助官员“重拾干劲”，重振停滞不前的经济，习近平下令中共纪检人员对犯下无心之过的官员免除责任。
旅美中国政治学者王军涛对自由亚洲电台指出，中共官员的消极状态并非仅因反腐引发，而是源于习近平以反腐为由大肆开展的清洗和强化集权运动，导致许多官员无法开展工作。
在不允许官员躺平的同时，习近平在本月初举行的中共中纪委全会上仍然声称，将继续推进反贪腐工作，“任何犹豫动摇、松懈手软或半途而废，都将犯颠覆性错误”。
法国国际广播电台质疑，反腐败反了12年，腐败的情形会越来越严重，一不小心，就会发生颠覆性问题？
评论人士王赫在大纪元撰文表示，2024年中共纪委办案数量猛增，各地频繁招聘留置看护员，所反映的是中共的自救、垂死挣扎。然而，既然是垂死挣扎，只会越挣扎、死得越快、越痛苦。