BEIJING ¨C One day before a key meeting of China¡¯s anti-graft watchdog, the state broadcaster aired a program on how grassroots corruption is being crushed, dispelling any notion that China is losing its grip on graft.
The first of four episodes of ¡°Fighting Corruption for the People¡± ran on Sunday night, focusing on petty corruption cases including a northeastern primary school director profiting from kickbacks from on-campus meals and an official in rural Sichuan taking bribes from farm project contractors.
Last year, China was rocked by a surge of corruption probes ensnaring individuals from a central bank deputy governor to a former chairman of its biggest oil and gas company, adding to unease in an economy struggling to secure a firm footing and a society grappling with a fading sense of wealth.
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