At a top-level anti-corruption meeting in January, Xi identified the deeply intertwined nature of misconduct and corruption as a “prominent problem“ and called for an integrated crackdown.

　　The latest education campaign marks Xi's renewed push to tackle the issue. During talks with local officials last week, he cautioned against mere surface-level compliance, stressing that such an approach runs counter to the eight-point rules themselves.

　　“Like hammering a nail, we must strike it a few more times,“ he said, “until the change becomes deeply ingrained in people's behavior and way of thinking.“