Yang Xiaodu, Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, drops his ballot during a vote at the sixth plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 18, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's largely rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday appointed a senior graft-buster as head of the country's controversial new anti-corruption body, though real power will remain as always with the ruling Communist Party.
President Xi Jinping has waged war on deep-rooted corruption since assuming office more than five years ago, locking up dozens of senior officials, including the fearsome domestic security chief, Zhou Yongkang.
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