125,000 Party members punished for flouting rules, taking bribes

The top anti-graft body announced that about 125,000 members of the Communist Party of China had been disciplined for breaking austerity rules and taking bribes between late 2012 and the end of July.

During a frank dialogue with parties from all over the world, the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection revealed that the functionaries, most of whom are disgraced officials, were involved in 94,000 cases.

The Party and World Dialogue 2015, held in Beijing from Tuesday to Friday, for the first time invited party leaders from foreign countries to discuss how to combat corruption in China.