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Xi Jinping urges party to ‘turn knife inward’ to tackle corruption

Xi Jinping speaking at a plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in January 2023.
Xi Jinping speaking at a plenary session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in January 2023. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said internal divisions within the ruling Communist party were inevitable but that it must “turn the knife inward” to instil discipline, in a newly disclosed call to root out corrupt officials.

The remarks were made at a meeting of the anti-graft watchdog in January, but only published in the party’s flagship policy journal Qiushi on Monday.

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