Hunting of 'tigers' necessary in order to put power in a cage

A DEPUTY PARTY CHIEF OF BEIJING municipality Lyu Xiwen is under investigation for alleged corruption, it was announced on Wednesday. The announcement came a day after it was revealed that Ai Baojun, deputy mayor of Shanghai municipality, was being investigated for suspected corruption. Now all provincial-level administrative regions of the Chinese mainland have one or more senior official under investigation for suspected corruption. Comments:

Whenever a "tiger" (a term that refers to a senior corrupt official) is hunted, people ask questions about the timing of the announcement and try to guess whether there is any unspoken rule the disciplinary agency follows. The fall of Ai and Lyu might provide good fuel for gossip, because now every province and municipality has a tiger being caged.

Actually, the disciplinary staff follow only one rule, and that is to adhere to Party discipline and the law. When they find clues of possible corruption, they follow strict procedures and check every piece of evidence to make sure every tiger is hunted and every innocent official is kept safe.