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Beyond corruption

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Xi Jinping wants the Party's anticorruption watchdog (CCDI) to do a lot more than just root out improper behavior.
Xi said as much in a January speech, published in abridged form on Thursday (Qiushi):

“[The CCDI's work] can’t be limited to...discipline and anti-corruption.”

Specifically, Xi wants ...