Over 1,000 fugitives returned last year

Repatriations include 18 on the most-wanted list as great progress made in China's anti-graft campaign

China will continue to fight corruption and bring back fugitives after making great progress by having more than 1,000 fugitives returned last year, the nation's top anti-graft watchdog said on Friday.

In the eight-month-long "Skynet" campaign, conducted since April by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, 1,023 fugitives were repatriated by the end of last year. Of those, 18 were on the most-wanted list.