BEIJING, March 12 -- China's Prosecutor-General Cao Jianming said Tuesday that 2,687 government officials were investigated last year for corruption and infringing people's rights.

    This figure included four at the province or ministry level.

    A total of 10,315 cases of commercial bribery were committed by government workers, involving more than 2.1 billion yuan, Cao said.

    China in recent years has adopted a dual approach that combined both prevention and punishment to address the country's widespread corruption.

    China set up the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention in 2007, to intensify corruption fighting.

    Lawmakers hailed Premier Wen Jiabao's proposal on February the 28th that public servants declare their assets, as part of the country's anti-corruption campaign.

    China announced a four-trillion-yuan stimulus package to revitalize its economy, and how to prevent the planned package from falling prey to corruption has become a major focus of China's anti-corruption cause.

    Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)