People's Daily Online: Crack down on organized crime by breaking through the entire criminal chain
壹时评:扫黑除恶要打穿犯罪链条
A commentator for People's Daily Online argues that China's new one-year campaign against organized crime must target not just individual perpetrators but the entire systemic criminal chain. The piece frames a shift in criminal tactics—from overt violence to 'soft violence' leveraging online platforms—as the core challenge, citing cyber harassment, illegal debt collection, and public opinion extortion. It calls for penetrating the organizational, financial, and digital infrastructure that enables these groups to operate and regenerate.
The view from inside
The commentary frames enhanced law enforcement as a natural progression in the party-state's mission to safeguard public wellbeing, summarized in the phrase 'protecting the lights of a million homes' (守护万家灯火).
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