Focus of Graft Fight Must Move from Party to Nation, Professor Argues

(Beijing) – The sweeping crackdown on corrupt Communist Party cadres in the government and military has been warmly received by the public, but there has also been concern that it relies too much on the will of one leader and may not solve the root problem.

Yan Jirong, associate director of the Institute of Political Development and Governance at Peking University, said the reliance on a "strongman" and the intensity of the movement that critics say cannot last results from history and limited resources.