Xi Jinping declares 'overwhelming victory' over graft in China: State media

The shift from "momentum" to "victory" reflects an important judgment from the party leadership

Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared an "overwhelming victory" in his fight against graft within the ruling Chinese Communist Party, while still vowing that the campaign to weed out deep-seated corruption will continue, state media reported.

Xi has pledged to wage war on graft until corruption of all kinds has been expunged at all levels of the Communist Party, from high-level "tigers" to low-level "flies".

He proclaimed during a twice-a-decade meeting of the top party leadership in October 2017 that his fight against graft had achieved "overwhelming momentum".

However, Xi announced at a meeting of the party's Politburo on Friday that the fight