More Chinese Officials Turning Themselves In Amid Expanding Anti-Corruption Drive

A paramilitary guard stands at a security door inside the No.1 Detention Center during a government guided tour in Beijing on Oct. 25, 2012. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty ImagesA growing number of Chinese officials are voluntarily surrendering to authorities amid a renewed anti-corruption push across the country, a trend that insiders say reflects an intensified internal crackdown by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) disciplinary bodies.Recent announcements from local anti-corruption agencies have revealed a noticeable increase in cases involving officials who “voluntarily surrendered” before being formally investigated. While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) portrays such cases as evidence of the effectiveness of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s long-running anti-corruption campaign, insiders say the phenomenon points to deeper, systemic problems within the country’s political system.