Former Tianjin mayor admits to corruption on TV

Huang Xingguo, former acting Party chief and mayor of Tianjin, appeared on television for the first time since he was placed under investigation for graft.

"The fundamental problem with my corruption was to lose the faith and fail to obey Party principles. I lowered my guard step by step, then began to become corrupt," he said during a 10-episode documentary on China Central Television.

The documentary, Jiang Gaige Jinxing Daodi (Carrying the Reform Through to the End), has been broadcast nightly on CCTV since July 17. The program highlighted President Xi Jinping's key speeches and his new thoughts on the governance of China.