His first project in Shanghai was an anti-corruption drive, immediately winning him popularity.

He says "Some might say that it's evidence of the anti-corruption drive, but again, where are the Emiraatis?"

Foreign investors liked Mwanawasa, owing partly to his anti-corruption drive.

In tandem with such economic experiments, Andropov launched an anti-corruption drive that reached high into the government and party ranks.

They began an anti-corruption drive that continued until Andropov's death.

In July, an anti-corruption drive was also launched to stimulate the economy.

Has any progress been made in the anti-corruption drive?

An unprecedented anti-corruption drive involving 25,000 police offices is launched and more than 5,000 arrests are made, including the head of the city's justice bureau.

And since corruption is believed to be widespread within the military and the Government, many are asking how far the anti-corruption drive will go.

The regime's anti-corruption drive has been widely praised and criticised around the globe.