The Communist Party of China will make more efforts to wean its members away from extravagance, bureaucratic behaviors and abuse of power in 2013.
Corruption fight gains momentum under new leaders
Aseries of anti-corruption cases, many exposed by new media, have hit the headlines since the 18th Party Congress elected a new leadership in November. While observers say China's fast-growing online community is becoming increasingly influential in fighting corruption, they attribute the recent cases, some of them high profile, to the new leadership's determination to root out corruption.
A former high-level railway official went on trial in Harbin on Monday, after being accused of bribery and illegal possession of a gun and ammunition.
A government official in Hunan province was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for taking bribes and holding large amounts of property that had no clear source, Xinhua reported.
Yang Shenghua, the former driver of Yang Xiuzhu, former deputy mayor of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, who made the headlines when she fled the country to escape prosecution for corruption, was sentenced to 16 years for corruption and embezzlement of public funds on Dec 18.
Senior leader Liu Yunshan on Sunday urged to practise transparent and fair cadre selection and firmly reject illicit canvassing and vote-buying.
Corrupt women government officials are increasingly using beauty salons to cover their tracks, prosecutors and legal experts said.
Local Party and government officials have been urged to stay faithful to their wives, after a series of scandals involving corrupt officials cheating on their spouses.
The anti-graft watchdog in Hebei province is investigating a mayor who allegedly took bribes after a whistle-blowing online post.
A mayor in North China's Hebei Province has become entangled in a corruption scandal as an accusatory letter in the name of 29 local cadres is causing a stir online.
A senior land official in Southwest China is being investigated on suspicion of serious violations.
The intensified fight against corruption shows the country's endeavor to fight official wrongdoing, which has already seen real actions instead of empty slogans.
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