Discipline watchdog launches poll on clean govt

[Cartoon by Luo Jie/ China Daily]

BEIJING - The discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) launched an online poll to gather opinions on anti-corruption work and the construction of a clean government.

It is the first time such a poll is being conducted on the Internet. Respondents are free to submit answers to six questions by registering only their age and profession on the website of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Questions include "Are you satisfied with the achievements that have been made in the building of a clean government and combating corruption?", "Have you ever given money to staff of government organs, state-owned enterprises or administrative institutions when you apply for services in these units?" and "Are you confident about the eradication of corruption?"

There are several alternative answers to each question and respondents are required to choose one for each question.

Another question concerns respondents' preferred methods for reporting corruption, from writing to the relevant department, exposure via media to disclosure on the Internet.

The CPC leadership considers corruption one of the most pressing and serious problems that the Party must solve.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, has vowed to go after both "tigers" and "flies", or high-ranking and low-level corrupt officials, as well as constrain political power within a "cage of regulations".

The survey will be open until Dec 7, and people can take part at http://survey.mos.gov.cn.