Indeed, the fight against corruption is at war with itself, because Xi is simultaneously seeking to buttress one-party rule. But it is precisely the absence of effective checks on the exercise of power that encourages and sustains rampant corruption in the first place.
事实上，反腐斗争还需要与自身作斗争，因为习近平同时也在寻求巩固一党执政。但一开始正是缺乏对权力执行的有效制衡助长和维持了无处不在的腐败。