The key facts

  • Between January and September 2026, corruption cases were opened against 73 officials of provincial and ministerial level
  • More than 3.5 million reports were received, and checks were carried out in almost 800,000 cases
  • 680,000 people were subjected to disciplinary penalties

Statistics on anti-corruption checks over nine months

In China, between January and September 2026, cases related to corruption were opened against 73 officials of provincial and ministerial level. This was reported citing the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China by TASS; the data was published by Zamon.uz.

The scale of checks and penalties

In the first nine months of the year, oversight bodies received more than 3.5 million reports of possible violations. On their basis, checks were carried out nationwide in almost 800,000 cases. The checks covered 4,200 heads of departments and agencies, as well as 34,000 county-level civil servants. In total, over the reporting period, 680,000 people were subjected to various disciplinary penalties, including senior and mid-level officials.

Announced at the CPC Central Committee plenum

These figures were announced at a plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. At the plenum, the PRC chairman stressed the need to strengthen discipline among officials at all levels in order to consolidate governance. It is separately noted that the cited figures come from the discipline inspection commission itself; the publications provide no independent assessment of these data.