China Reports Surge in Corruption Prosecutions in 2025 Despite Years of Anti-Corruption Campaigns

A policeman stands near a row of surveillance cameras in front of the Beijing No. 2 People’s Intermediate Court in Beijing on March 31, 2022. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty ImagesChina’s top prosecutorial authority reported a sharp rise in corruption prosecutions in 2025, a trend observers say highlights the persistence of systemic corruption despite more than a decade of anti-corruption campaigns by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).According to the 2025 work report released by China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate on March 10, about 29,000 people were prosecuted with duty-related corruption in 2025, including 44 officials at the provincial or ministerial level.