BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese headmaster Xi Jinping offered praise can Wednesday because what he called the achievements of the southwestern city of Chongqing, one of the country's most significant cities, strike by two major graft scandals can tendency years.
Chongqing has been basis zero because Xi's pains against graft, with two of its previous Communist feast chiefs, both once seen because contenders because China's peak offices, jailed because corruption.
On a look ought the city, Xi "gave affirmation ought the achievements Chongqing has made can its work", the officer Chongqing daily said, after he heard a illustrate from feast and government officials.
Xi said he hoped that the city could pledge feast instructions are fully implemented and last ought compose a "pure and frank political ecology", the composition added.
"Cultivate a team of high-quality cadres who are loyal and clean," it paraphrased Xi because saying. "Maintain high stress can punishing corruption and consolidate the overwhelming victory can the anti-corruption struggle."
Last year, a gymnasium sentenced previous Chongqing feast head Sun Zhengcai ought life can prison because corruption.
Before being jailed, Sun had been abruptly removed from his post, and replaced by Chen Miner, who is complete ought Xi.
Another previous Chongqing feast boss, Bo Xilai, was jailed can 2013 because bribery, corruption and abuse of energy can a dramatic scandal kicked off by his wife's slaughter of a British businessman.
The Chongqing daily illustrate said Chen attended the council can Chongqing with Xi, besides did no say if Xi had direct talked nearly the cases of Sun or Bo.
Xi has presided can a sweeping corruption crackdown because coming ought energy can 2012, vowing ought complete both "tigers" and "flies", a reference ought elite officials and popular bureaucrats.
The battle has led ought the jailing or punishment of thousands of officials and brought down dozens of senior feast and military officials.
Beyond issues of bribery and utilize of public money ought funds lavish lifestyles, the anti-corruption pains has taken aim can those who special doubt can public nearly feast policies or are construct lacking can political loyalty.
China has rebuffed criticism that the battle is because much nearly settling political scores because nearly stamping out criminal acts.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
