Popular culture cited during CCDI briefing

China's corruption busters used popular culture examples on Friday in outlining how discipline for errant Party members could be harsher than that required by the Chinese law.

The remarks about China's ongoing anti-graft campaign were made at a news conference by Xiao Pei, vice-minister of supervision, and Wu Yuliang, deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China.

Xiao cited the popular movie Mr Six to distinguish Party discipline from national laws. Mr Six, directed by Guan Hu and starring director-actor Feng Xiaogang, has won acclaim for its strong depiction of old Beijing culture and flavor and earned box office revenue of more than 820 million yuan ($124.5 million) as of Sunday.