BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen
Jiabao has stressed that "supervision" is one of the key missions in 2009 for
government organizations to tackle corruption amid the economic crisis,
according to Wen's speech script released Wednesday by the State Council.
"The impact of the global economic crisis was still
amplifying. Companies' profits shrinking, financial income reducing, job
situation worsening... Under such circumstances, it's of great importance for
government organizations to reform and tackle any kind of corruption," Wen said.
Wen said this year supervision would be focused on
whether government officials' work was quick and effective, policies and
regulations practised properly, projects carried out scientifically, funds used
reasonably among others.
He said any kind of fund misappropriation,
unqualified buildings and other problems which closely affected people's
livelihood should be strictly prevented.
Also, Wen stressed supervision in food and drug
industry to avoid any safety issues involving unapproved food additives and fake
and unqualified medicines.
Wen initially made those remarks at a conference on
clean governance here on March 24. The highlights for his speech on that day
were released Wednesday by the State Council.
Wen ordered at the conference that Party and
government organizations at all levels should reduce reception expenditures this
year by 10 percent over 2008, cut car purchase and maintenance fees by 15
percent on the basis of the average amount in the recent three years, and reduce
expenditure for business trips abroad by 20 percent based on the average amount
over the past three years.
Wen said, this year efforts will be focused on
investigation and handling of corruption cases involving government organs and
officials, and hard strikes will be made in cases of "collusion between
officials and businesses, power-for-money deals and commercial bribery cases."
He urged tougher scrutiny over funds and projects
that were closely related to people's livelihoods, such as medical insurance in
rural areas, pensions, payment in arrears for migrant workers, water
conservation, railroads and other forms of transportation, and urban
construction.
Individuals or groups should be severely punished for
making defective or harmful farm products or imposing unreasonable charges on
farmers, students and patients, he said.
Wen praised the anti-corruption progress made by
various government officials last year, especially in supervising and managing
relief funds for the May 12 earthquake and the post-quake construction.
"Only by building a clean and efficient government
can we unite everyone as an entire force to cope with the crisis and get over
it," he added.
Last year, China investigated 2,687 government
officials for graft, malfeasance and infringement of people's rights. Those
included four people at the province or ministry level, according to a report
delivered by Prosecutor-General Cao Jianming in earlier March.
Also, the government investigated 10,315 cases of
commercial bribery cases committed by government workers, involving a total sum
of more than 2.1 billion yuan (309 million U.S. dollars).
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese people are
showing concerns over possible fund misuse, corruption and the effect of
macroeconomic control while the government's massive economy stimulus package is
expected to be endorsed by lawmakers Friday morning.
Premier Wen Jiabao unveiled last week an ambitious
plan to shore up economic growth in face of "unprecedented difficulties and
challenges," calling for confidence to combat the financial crisis. Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The
Communist Party of China (CPC) has vowed to step up investigations into
corruption involving cadres who colluded with traders for personal gains or deal
between power and money.
A communique released Wednesday at the end of a
three-day plenary session of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline
Inspection (CCDI) also warned that efforts to prosecute cadres who accepted
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Hu Jintao, general secretary of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, addresses the third
plenary session of the 17th CPC Central Commission for Discipline
Inspection in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 13, 2009. (Xinhua/Lan
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BEIJING, Jan. 13, 2009 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist
Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Tuesday urged the Party's
anti-corruption body to "firmly correct official wrongdoings" that harm public
interests. Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China
(CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the ruling party's
internal anti-graft body, released a communique Wednesday vowing to fight
against corruption.
The three-day plenary session, concluded here
Wednesday, summed up the anti-corruption and Party work done since the Party's
17th National Congress in 2007. It also outlined the plan for 2009. Full story
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Political Bureau of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting Friday to study
the current state of anti-corruption campaign and to make plans for combating
corruption in 2009. Full story
BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- China has stepped up
anti-corruption efforts in the medical sector, with doctors turning in 37.66
million yuan (5.51 million U.S. dollars) in illicit revenue since November 2007,
the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI)
said here Wednesday. Full story
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) has called for studying the Party's experience in
fighting corruption in the past 30 years and pushing forward the anti-corruption
campaign with the spirits of reform and innovation. Full story
