The number of prosecutions related to corruption in
China nearly doubled last year, according to a report by Beijing's top prosecutor, as President
Xi Jinping ramped up his crackdown on graft.
According to the annual report from the Supreme People's Procuratorate submitted to the national parliament, 18,585 people were prosecuted for crimes related to corruption in 2019, a 90 percent year-on-year increase.
Sixteen cases involved former provincial or ministerial-level Communist Party cadres, including former Yunnan party chief Qin Guangrong, who was accused of taking bribes.