In the second session of the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th National Congress this month, outgoing President Hu Jintao gave his last speech to the delegates, warning of possible threats to the Communist Party. He highlighted political corruption as one of the major challenges for the party. “Opposing corruption and building an honest and clean government is a clear stance the party has been adhering to and is an important political issue the people have been paying attention to. If we fail to handle this issue [corruption] well, it could prove fatal to the party and even cause the collapse of the party and the fall of the state,” he said.

Strong words: Hu Jintao at the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th Congressu00a0