People's Daily draws debate on officials

A COMMENTARY IN PEOPLE'S DAILY ON TUESDAY refuted the extreme view that most civil servants over 55 years old and above the deputy-county-head level are corrupt. The piece immediately prompted hundreds of thousands of comments from netizens. Comments:

Disclosing officials' asset is the simplest way to defend the good and expose the bad.

A netizen named Best 002 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, on 163.com, April 15