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Xi: No ‘House of Cards’ in corruption crackdown
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CHINA’S fight against entrenched corruption is not a “House of Cards”-style power struggle, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday as he began his first state visit to the United States, vowing to press on with his campaign in a speech after his arrival in Seattle.
Xi has warned that corruption threatens the ruling Communist Party’s survival and his three-year anti-graft campaign has brought down scores of senior officials in the Party, the government, the military and in state-owned enterprises.
“Recently, we have cracked down on corruption, taking out both tigers and flies,” Xi said, referring to both high level and low level officials, in a keynote address to 650 business executives and other guests in Seattle.
“This is in line with the people’s requirements. There is no power struggle in this. There is no ‘House of Cards’,” he said, drawing laughter from his audience.
The US remake of the British political drama “House of Cards” is wildly popular in China.
“If we do not resolve the problem that exists, the people will neither trust nor support us,” Xi said. “So we stress, in managing the country, we must also manage the Party; the Party’s governance has to be strict, too.”
China last week hailed the return by the United States of one of China’s most prominent fugitives wanted for corruption as good progress and a foundation for cooperation.
Chinese officials have long complained that China’s anti-corruption fight has been hampered by a reluctance by Western countries to sign extradition treaties.
China does not have extradition treaties with the US or Canada — the most popular destinations for suspected economic criminals from China.
Xi is due to hold talks with President Barack Obama later in the week, where the issue of corruption suspects who have fled China is expected to come up.
“The Chinese people hope that on this issue we can get support and coordination from the United States, so corrupt elements have no place to hide overseas,” Xi said.
The failure by China to secure the return of suspects from the US has been an irritant in ties.
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