China's anti-corruption chief said the central government's ongoing campaign against extravagance and corruption will continue for at least five years.

In a speech delivered at the seventh meeting of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee, held in Beijing on Aug 25, Wang Qishan, secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said the fight against corruption is a war that "the nation cannot afford to lose".

The central government's fight against lavishness and graft began in November 2012, when President Xi Jinping took office.