TV series details stories behind disciplinary violation cases

Meng Qing'an, Party chief of the administration, was with Fu and six others at the dinner, the TV series revealed.

Meng had an existing heart condition, but felt forced to drink alcohol with Fu during the dinner.

"I told Fu that Meng had a heart problem and could not drink much, and said I could drink on his behalf," Feng Minzhang, one of Meng's subordinates told the program. "But Fu said 'No, it is not your turn'."

The next morning after the reception, Meng was found dead in his hotel room. The autopsy confirmed that the cause of death was a heart attack triggered by alcohol.

"We were under great pressure to entertain our superior officials," recalled Sun Shugong, one of the dinner guests and a former colleague of Meng.

"In the past, many officials were keen to visit us and most had a say in the performance assessment and ranking of our department. You can't afford to slight them," Sun said. "But now, such guests are few."

The program also covered the operation of the CCDI's website, which was launched in September last year and quickly accumulated over 230 million visits within seven months.

"We have a page that is designed to name and shame wayward officials. This has attracted public attention and it is also a signal of the authority's strong determination to enforce the Party's discipline," said Lin Qing, director of the CCDI's Internet center.

According to the program, the website releases the latest developments in major corruption and violation cases on Fridays. Media and netizens visit the website regularly to check the latest updates.

The program was aired at 8:00 p.m. on Monday to Thursday this week. It is also available to view on the CCDI's website.