Home>News Center>China
       
 

Corruption on decline, but big fish caught
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-18 17:22

With punishment meted out to nearly 50,000 corrupt members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) over the last two years, a senior party member said corruption cases are on the decline.


Han Guizhi, former chairwoman of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve last week. [Xinhua file]
He Yong, deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC, said while the total number of corrupt cases are fewer, there are more cases involving higher-ranking officials who take bigger bribes and embezzlements.

He stressed that the CPC Central Committee "has the determination, capacity and tools to root out corruption."

He made the remarks in an interview with the latest issue of Study Times.

"Our anti-corruption campaign and Party discipline enhancement are extremely important for the CPC. A lot of achievements have been made, but we must be aware that corrupt activities still exist," he said. "The people hate corruption and require the CPC and government to take strong actions to stop it."

In the past two years, China prosecuted and punished nearly 50,000 corrupt officials at various levels in the nationwide anti-corruption drive, according to the latest government figures.

Meanwhile, the government has made efforts to prevent common people's interests from being hurt by corrupt officials who have been accused of illegally confiscating farmers' land, embezzling public funds and delaying payment of migrant workers' wages.

"Despite the decline in the overall number of corruption cases there is a greater number of cases involving higher ranking officials who are accused of taking larger bribes and severely impairs the image of the CPC and government," He said.


Page: 12



Supermarket on fire in Hunan
Big day for Basi, the giant panda
Ice sculptures in Urumqi
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

HK recovers from violent protests during WTO meeting

 

   
 

Analysts expect China to revise GDP by 20%

 

   
 

Iran seeks to sign key oil deal with China

 

   
 

3 villagers killed during riot at power plant

 

   
 

Welfare heating to be stopped in 2007

 

   
 

Bush: Pullout would hand Iraq to enemies

 

   
  Welfare heating to be stopped in 2007
   
  3 villagers killed during riot at power plant
   
  Electrician detained for Liaoyuan hospital fire
   
  HK recovers from violent protests during WTO meeting
   
  Iran seeks to sign key oil deal with China
   
  State urges end of poultry restrictions
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
Corrupt transport official executed
   
Senior official sentenced to suspended death
   
High-ranking official stands trial for taking bribes
   
Former minister charged with taking bribes
   
Prosecutor: Bribe-givers to be blacklisted
   
Adoption of UN Convention against Corruption helps
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Manufacturers, Exporters, Wholesalers - Global trade starts here.
Advertisement