Key facts
- 800,000 anticorruption cases were opened in the first nine months of 2026.
- 680,000 people were disciplined from January through September 2026.
- 105 officials at or above the provincial-ministerial level were disciplined.
China's anticorruption watchdog initiated investigations into 800,000 cases during the first nine months of 2026. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission announced on Tuesday that 680,000 individuals faced disciplinary action within this period. The campaign's scope extended from senior officials to grassroots levels, with 79,000 cases specifically targeting current or former village Communist Party secretaries and committee chiefs.