Archive · 3 Jan 2026
China Detains 65 Deputy Ministerial Officials in 2025 Anti-Corruption Drive
China has been trying to stop corruption for many years.
In 2025, they caught 65 important officials, which is 12% more than the year before.
These officials were from different parts of the government, like provinces, cities, and big companies.
The leader of China, President Xi Jinping, started this campaign in 2012.
He says corruption is a big problem and they need to keep fighting it.
Recently, they even caught a high-ranking woman who used to be in charge of workers' unions.
Next year, they will have a meeting to plan their next steps.
China detained 65 deputy ministerial level officials in 2025, a 12% increase from 2024.
The anti-corruption campaign, started by President Xi Jinping in 2012, targets both high and low-level officials.
Those detained include officials from provinces, ministries, financial regulators, state-owned enterprises, and universities.
Over a million officials, including military personnel, have been punished in the campaign.
The latest detained official is Zhang Shiping, former vice-chairwoman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.
- Who
- The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and President Xi Jinping
- What
- Detained 65 deputy ministerial level officials in 2025 as part of an anti-corruption campaign
- When
- The campaign started in 2012, with 2025 detentions reported in January 2026
- Where
- China
- Why
- To combat corruption within the government and state-owned enterprises
- Number of officials detained in 2025
- 65
- Increase from 2024
- 12%
- Anti-corruption campaign started
- 2012
- Current President of China
- Xi Jinping
- CCDI's next plenary session
- January 12-14, 2026
- Latest detained official
- Zhang Shiping
- Zhang Shiping's former position
- Vice-chairwoman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions