BEIJING - Members of the ruling elite of China's governing Communist Party have written to President Xi Jinping to tell him of their efforts to"strengthen education" of their families, state media said on Thursday, part of Xi's stringent anti-graft campaign.
Upon assuming power in late 2012, Xi has waged war on deep-seated corruption, with dozens of senior officials imprisoned. Part of that campaign has been to stop top people from allowing relatives to abuse their connections for personal gain, and to stop senior officials from unduly benefiting their families.
The 25 members of the Politburo, the second most important of the party's governing inner core, wrote to Xi outlining their work, pledging primarily their loyalty to Xi and his agenda, the official Xinhua news agency said, offering a broad outline of the contents of their work reports."Comrades of the Politburo strictly enforce the rules of honesty and self-discipline of party members and leading cadres ...