PLA auditing to be ‘more independent’
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THE auditing office for the People’s Liberation Army has been put under the direct management of the Central Military Commission, a move aiming to heighten its independence and authority.
The office was previously a part of the PLA General Logistics Department. Gu Junshan, the department’s former deputy director, has been under investigation for corruption since 2012.
The reassignment of the auditing office, announced in a decree signed by President Xi Jinping, would give it “a more independent and authoritarian status as it is directly managed by the Central Military Commission, the country’s top military decision-making and command organ.”
A statement released by the military said: “This is a major decision made by Chairman Xi and the CMC in an effort to strengthen the army in the new situation and tighten auditing and supervision over military economic activities. It’s also a key measure to deepen national defense and military reform as well as to push forward the innovation of the army’s auditing system.”
Xi is chairman of the Central Military Commission, which controls the 2.3 million-strong armed forces. He has made weeding out corruption in the military a top goal.
Last week, Xinhua news agency reported that one of China’s most senior former military officers, Xu Caihou, had confessed to taking “massive” bribes in exchange for help in promotions, becoming the highest-ranking military official felled in the anti-corruption campaign in the armed forces.
China stepped up a crackdown in the military in the late 1990s, banning the PLA from engaging in business.
According to the statement, the restructuring, which is part of the army’s
wider efficiency drive, will prevent and punish corruption as well ensure high-quality auditing work.
“The modernization of the army and its combat preparation processes are arduous missions ... and we have entered another crucial stage,” said CMC Vice Chairman Fan Changlong at the meeting.
Fan urged auditing officials to ensure professionalism, efficiency and policy knowledge to contribute to the army’s anti-graft fight.
Yesterday’s decision followed a CMC-approved circular that was released late last month.
It called for a results-based expenditure management system to ensure the maximum output of spending.
According to the document, assessment will be introduced throughout the military and individuals or units will be held accountable for inefficiency.
Modern warfare is expensive, which means cost-output management should be an important consideration for the military, it said.
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