Survey reveals public support for anti-graft campaign

More than 95 percent of respondents to a survey by the China Youth Daily hope Chinese authorities can continue their campaign against corruption, according to results published in the newspaper on Tuesday.

About 93 percent of the sample of 49,969 people said they are "paying attention" to the campaign, with 85 percent saying they are "paying close attention." Only 2.7 percent said they "did not care."

About 60.5 percent said the leadership's anti-graft fight has boosted their confidence in China's development, with 29.1 percent saying it had not had any boosting effect and 10.1 percent unsure.

After taking the helm of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in November 2012, top leaders resolved to target both high-ranking "tigers" and low-ranking "flies" in their corruption fight.

Among the latest and highest-ranking officials downed are Zhou Yongkang, a former Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Xu Caihou, former vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission.