Anti-graft watchdogs probed over 16,000 cases of Party violations

China's top anti-graft watchdogs have investigated 16,430 cases of violations of the eight-point regulation on improving Party conduct in January, with 22,008 individuals being criticized, educated, or disciplined, according to a statement released on Wednesday.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission said in the statement that among them, 16,410 individuals received disciplinary actions related to Party and administrative disciplines.

A total of 6,249 cases are related to acts affecting high-quality development. Also, the violations of receiving valuable local specialties and gifts, improper consumption, and unauthorized distribution of subsidies or benefits account for 55.4 percent, 18.9 percent, and 14.5 percent, respectively, of the cases related to hedonism and extravagance investigated last month, the statement said.

In January, three cases involving provincial and ministerial-level officials were investigated nationwide and 117 cases involving prefectural and bureau-level officials were addressed, it added.