War against corruption

This month alone, four more senior officials, all at the level of vice minister, have been declared to be under investigation for "serious violations".

Each time a high-ranking official was brought down on corruption charges, we saw the public enthralled, applauding the resolve of the authorities - that is, the Communist Party of China's (CPC) - to push ahead with the fight against corruption. No wonder the applause sounds louder this time. Seeing four, including one in the National People's Congress Standing Committee and an assistant minister of Public Security, fall in such a short time is indeed unusual.

Congratulations to the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). With official media interpreting these as a portent of an "all-out assault" on corruption, public responses, as shown on the Internet, are quite positive.