A former high-ranking official in the southern boom province of Guangdong stood trial on Thursday for taking bribes and failing to account for a huge amount of assets.
Eighty-four county or higher level Party and government officials were investigated in Yunnan province in 2013, up year-on-year 25.4 percent.
Beijing tightened its anti-corruption efforts in 2013 and punished more officials for violating disciplinary regulations.
Seventeen police substation heads were fired in a campaign to fight "protective umbrellas" last year in Jieyang, Guangdong province, Southern Metropolis Daily reported.
The regulation of "naked officials" — civil servants whose family members have migrated overseas — has been tightened in the wake of the Party's efforts to fight graft.
Gu Junshan, a senior Chinese military officer, is reportedly under probe for owning dozens of homes, gold statues and crates of luxury liquor.
Former top political advisor of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Li Chongxi, was expelled from the provincial political advisory body on Thursday for severe violations of discipline.
An official from Shaanxi province was suspended on Wednesday after a series of photos showing him naked on a bed with a woman were posted online by a woman claiming to be his former girlfriend.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday pledged to further streamline administration and promote transparency of government affairs to fight against corruption.
The East China officials exposed earlier this week for their corruption should have seen it coming. The country's anti-graft campaign has ratcheted up to new levels with Chinese New Year approaching.
China will carry on its anti-graft battle this year through reforming the supervision system and tightening punishment, according to a Party document released on Wednesday.
Officials should abide by the clean-governance rules, and violators must be punished strictly, Xi said.
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