Xi aims anti-graft purge at China's military on eve of centenary

Personnel encouraged to confess or inform on others to avoid severe penalties

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Chinese President Xi Jinping waves to military officers stationed in Tianjin, China, on Feb. 2. (Xinhua via AP) © AP

YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is pressing forward with an anti-corruption campaign against the military by encouraging personnel to blow the whistle on themselves and others.

The PLA Daily, the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army, ran a notice on Jan. 5 recommending military personnel to report corruption. The notice specifically cited "first form" enforcement, defined by the Communist Party as penalties applied when people independently report instances of graft committed personally or by colleagues.

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