Anti-graft effort will carry on

The anti-corruption campaign started by the current leadership of the nation about two years ago has met some questioning voices recently, alleging that too many officials have been involved, the Party's image has been blackened, and Xi's endeavor is useless because greed is just part of human nature.

These three fallacies, whether they stem from ignorance or the malicious intentions of their advocates, must be corrected, because their deceptive discourse may lead some people astray. The fight against corruption is an important self-correction and self-adjustment of the Party, which makes the operation of China's governing bodies more efficient, so as to fit the fast development of the economy and society.

That more than 100,000 civil servants, including nearly 60 senior officials above minister level, have been removed from their positions, investigated or prosecuted justifies the necessity and urgency of the anti-graft endeavor initiated by President Xi Jinping and his colleagues, who are determined to replace the former rule of power with the rule of law.