China’s leader Xi Jinping wants the recent spree of mass killings that shocked the country not to happen again.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered local governments to crack down after a series of violent crimes that shocked China, which some view as "revenge on society" crimes in the tightly controlled country.

More than 200 specialized detention facilities have been built or expanded across China, a CNN investigation finds, as the Chinese leader extends his crackdown beyond the ruling Communist Party to a vast swath of public sectors.

China has expanded its network of specialised detention facilities to more than 200 nationwide, designed to interrogate suspects in Xi Jinping's growing anti-corruption campaign, CNN reported. These new centres,

China plans to expand its network of *liuzhi* detention facilities as Xi Jinping intensifies his anti-corruption campaign, targeting tens of thousands of officials. The National Supervision Commission operates these centers,