China's military purge highlights persistence of corruption

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has been cracking down on corruption, including in the military, since he took control of the Communist Party in 2012. © Reuters

YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- China's recent spate of high-profile military dismissals underscores the country's continued problems with graft despite Chinese leader Xi Jinping's decadelong campaign against it.

Xi on Monday attended a meeting of the ruling Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, which is responsible for rooting out corruption, and acknowledged that more work needs to be done.

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