China resolved to conquer corruption
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December 30, 2010, Thursday
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CHINA yesterday released its first white paper on the nation's anti-graft efforts, expressing its resolve to strengthen the fight against corruption.
Ren Jianming, director of the Anti-Corruption and Governance Research Center at Tsinghua University, said corruption was a sensitive issue, and the white paper showed that China has "a more open and cooperative attitude toward the problem."
The nation's efforts to combat corruption and build a clean government had achieved results, the white paper said.
From 2003 to 2009, prosecutors investigated more than 240,000 cases of embezzlement, bribery, dereliction of duty, and rights infringement, the report said.
From January to November of this year, the Communist Party of China's disciplinary watchdogs investigated 119,000 graft cases, resulting in 113,000 people being punished, of whom 4,332 were prosecuted, Wu Yuliang, secretary general of the Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said at a press conference yesterday.
From 2005 until 2009, more than 69,200 cases of commercial bribery - involving some 16.59 billion yuan - were investigated, the report said.
In 2009, 7,036 officials were held responsible for serious mistakes, breaches of duty, and failing to manage and supervise subordinates, it added.
But the document warns that the task of curbing corruption remains arduous.
China has undergone dramatic economic and social change, and the ideas and concepts of the people have altered, leading to increased social conflict, the report said.
"Since the relevant mechanisms and systems are still incomplete, corruption persists, some cases even involving huge sums of money," the report said.
"Breaches of law and discipline tend to be more covert, intelligent and complicated."
The Party and the government understand the "long-haul, complicated and arduous" nature of the anti-corruption mission, the report said.
More work has to be done to meet people's expectations for anti-graft efforts, especially in improving the transparency of decision making, Wu said.
Many difficulties and problems facing the anti-graft work will be solved through reform of the systems, he said.
Professor Yan Shuhan at the Central Party School said the Party should stay persistent in its anti-graft endeavor and face problems head on.
The white paper also noted that the Internet had become a new form of supervision by the public. "China highly values the positive role played by the Internet in enhancing supervision," it said.
Ren Jianming, director of the Anti-Corruption and Governance Research Center at Tsinghua University, said corruption was a sensitive issue, and the white paper showed that China has "a more open and cooperative attitude toward the problem."
The nation's efforts to combat corruption and build a clean government had achieved results, the white paper said.
From 2003 to 2009, prosecutors investigated more than 240,000 cases of embezzlement, bribery, dereliction of duty, and rights infringement, the report said.
From January to November of this year, the Communist Party of China's disciplinary watchdogs investigated 119,000 graft cases, resulting in 113,000 people being punished, of whom 4,332 were prosecuted, Wu Yuliang, secretary general of the Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said at a press conference yesterday.
From 2005 until 2009, more than 69,200 cases of commercial bribery - involving some 16.59 billion yuan - were investigated, the report said.
In 2009, 7,036 officials were held responsible for serious mistakes, breaches of duty, and failing to manage and supervise subordinates, it added.
But the document warns that the task of curbing corruption remains arduous.
China has undergone dramatic economic and social change, and the ideas and concepts of the people have altered, leading to increased social conflict, the report said.
"Since the relevant mechanisms and systems are still incomplete, corruption persists, some cases even involving huge sums of money," the report said.
"Breaches of law and discipline tend to be more covert, intelligent and complicated."
The Party and the government understand the "long-haul, complicated and arduous" nature of the anti-corruption mission, the report said.
More work has to be done to meet people's expectations for anti-graft efforts, especially in improving the transparency of decision making, Wu said.
Many difficulties and problems facing the anti-graft work will be solved through reform of the systems, he said.
Professor Yan Shuhan at the Central Party School said the Party should stay persistent in its anti-graft endeavor and face problems head on.
The white paper also noted that the Internet had become a new form of supervision by the public. "China highly values the positive role played by the Internet in enhancing supervision," it said.
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