Three-anti/five-anti campaigns
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The "Three-anti Campaign" (1950) and "Five-anti Campaign" (1952) (together termed colloquially in Chinese as "San-wu fan" 三五反) were reform movements issued by Mao Zedong a few years after the founding of the People's Republic of China in a purported effort to rid Chinese cities of corruption and enemies of the state.
Each campaign targeted different aspects of society and business which were seen to be disadvantaging China. The first policy, the Three-antis, was aimed towards stopping waste, corruption and bureaucracy, whereas the Five-Antis encompassed bribery, fraud, theft from the government, tax evasion and industrial sabotage (spying). Anyone found breaking the Five Antis were usually sent to prison, whereas anyone found guilty of breaking the Three Antis could be shot.
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