China's judicial authorities on Sunday said the country will continue to maintain "high pressure" on corruption as authorities press on with an over three-year-old anti-graft drive.
Lawmakers will continue to push forward anti-corruption and related legislation this year, top legislator Zhang Dejiang said on Wednesday.
Shanxi, the northern province that has witnessed some of China's worst corruption cases, has paid a heavy price in the country's far-reaching anti-graft campaign, it was revealed on Sunday.
The top anti-graft official has highlighted the importance of the Communist Party of China's leadership in the new five-year plan and called on Party members to refrain from breaking the rules.
Graft busters administered disciplinary penalties to nearly 300,000 officials last year, according to the top discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
No one is immune to disciplinary investigation or court trials for corruption, including the deputies of the people's congresses at all levels, Fu Ying, spokeswoman for the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress, said on Friday.
The central government streamlined the administrative approvals process last year, with 453 items canceled or adjusted, to boost efficiency in economic development.
A senior Chinese military official on Wednesday called for enhanced counter-corruption efforts to build a clean army.
Four former officials from South China's Guangdong province are being investigated on suspicion of accepting bribes, according to a statement released by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Tuesday.
Graft-busters of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have descended on some Party agencies and state organs, kicking off a new round of anti-corruption inspections.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has launched a year-long campaign to instill the values it wants in its 88 million members.
A former senior legislator in north China's Shanxi Province stood trial on Wednesday for accepting bribes.