China to establish corruption-prevention administration

Chinanews, Beijing, March 12 – According to Li Zhuqi, a member of the 10th NPC Financial and Economic Committee, China will establish its first state corruption¹-prevention administration in 2007, after about 1 year's planning, which will be based on the experience of Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption. Regional corruption-prevention bodies will also be set up in the near future. The state corruption-prevention administration will be responsible for building a complete system against corruption as well as the publicity² and educational campaign against this social tumor³. “It might be a ministerial-level body,” said Li.

 

It is believed that the establishment of the new administration will help to strike down corruption at its root, and it will inject some new vigor⁴ into our political system. It also reflects China's determination in fulfilling the UN Convention Against Corruption.