Improved Party ecosystem strengthens cage for power

The world may be full of uncertainties, but there is one thing of which we can be certain: There will be no letup on the central leadership's resolve to ensure no place is out of bounds, no ground left unturned, and no tolerance shown in the fight against corruption.

That five ministerial-level officials have been placed under investigation for abuse of power in the two months since the conclusion of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Oct 24, 2017, underlies the importance the top leadership attaches to this fight.

And in his speech at the opening of the second plenary session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Thursday, General Secretary Xi Jinping made clear the anti-graft campaign will further intensify to consolidate the ruling Party and its governing capability.