Beware of ‘political swindlers’, China’s cadres warned ahead of leadership change

SCMP · 2026-02-13
Beware of ‘political swindlers’, China’s cadres warned ahead of leadership change

China’s anti-corruption watchdogs have again put cadres on notice, ordering tighter discipline and greater scrutiny of Communist Party officials in the countdown to next year’s leadership reshuffle. Among the fresh warnings on Thursday was a caution against associating with “political swindlers”, pe