In his New Year speech aired live by state broadcasters, Xi vowed the corruption drive will not let up, saying the country will "wave high the sword against corruption" and "fasten the cage of regulations."

The President said he expects to see stricter CPC rules and better working practices in 2015.

In a new year message published on its website, the CPC's top discipline agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), said, "Our first sentence for 2015 is that building clean governance and combating graft will continue."

To clear channels for public participation, the CCDI on Jan. 1 launched a mobile app that will release up-to-date information on corruption investigations. The commission later released the contact details and websites of the CCDI and its provincial-level agencies for public tip-offs.

Addressing a CCDI plenary session Tuesday, Xi stressed that Party discipline system reform must continue alongside enhanced institutional innovation and supervision, while demanding discipline and rules take a more prominent position.

While the campaign can only alleviate symptoms, there is reason to be optimistic that continuing the anti-graft fight with improved institutions can be a cure for the disease of corruption.