Focus of Sixth Plenum on Party discipline
Updated: 2016-10-28 08:02
(China Daily)
|
|||||||||
No haven for corrupt officials
The "depravation dairies" of many senior corrupt officials highlighted in the recently aired eight-part documentary, Corruption Fight is Always Underway, add weight to the fact that there is no haven for the corrupt, says Xinhua News Agency. Excerpts:
There is no "safe haven" for criminals. That some disgraced officials have eventually turned themselves in and regretted fleeing the country to escape punishments underscores this vital point.
They might have assumed that fleeing to a foreign country would help them get away with their misdeeds. But their fantasy has proved wrong. In his confession, Wang Guoqiang, a former top official in Fengcheng, Northeast China's Liaoning province, described his stay in the United States as a corrupt outlaw as "desperate", because he feared being caught whenever he was in a public place. He turned himself in two years after he fled in 2012.
Other interviewed corrupt officials who were once at large narrated stories similar to Wang's. Constant fear and guilt aside, those who are yet to be caught have more reasons to face due punishments, as China doubles its efforts to get the corrupt fugitives repatriated by intensifying its cooperation with other countries to end cross-border crimes and corruption.
Holding corrupt officials accountable is in the interest of both China and the international community. The Chinese government's global manhunt for fugitives is being supported by an increasing number of countries, because none of them would like to be called a haven for criminals.
And officials should remember, no one is above the law however high his or her rank is.
Supervision must be very strict
The Sixth Plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee has injected fresh momentum into the country's anti-corruption campaign in the context of intra-Party supervision, says Li Yongzhong, former vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Discipline Inspection and Supervision, in an article published on news.ifeng.com. Excerpts:
The plenum approved two documents on the norms of political life within the Party and intra-Party supervision, in order to ensure power wielded by officials is indeed put in the institutional cage.
Power, without checks, leads to corruption. In other words, no matter how many corrupt officials are arrested and punished, more will emerge unless the power structure and personnel management system are overhauled.
- Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star destroyed
- Maduro activates Defense Council to seek solution to crisis
- UN adopts resolution urging end to Cuban embargo, US abstains for first time
- Russian, German FMs discuss Syrian situation
- Workers wield sledgehammers to tear down Calais 'Jungle'
- Panda-themed contest held to mark Belgium-China ties
- Chinese baozi shop gains popularity in Harvard Square
- Chinese mariner on record-breaking voyage goes missing
- 2045-square-meter photo mosaic breaks world record
- Red leaves reveal beauty of autumn
- Tibet mandala: The world in a grain of sand
- Top 10 Chinese tycoons in IT industry
- Planes ready to take off at Airshow China
- Teacher's spirit keeps village school open
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
Anti-graft campaign targets poverty relief |
Cherry blossom signal arrival of spring |
In pictures: Destroying fake and shoddy products |
China's southernmost city to plant 500,000 trees |
Cavers make rare finds in Guangxi expedition |
Cutting hair for Longtaitou Festival |
Today's Top News
'Zero Hunger Run' held in Rome
Trump outlines anti-terror plan, proposing extreme vetting for immigrants
Phelps puts spotlight on cupping
US launches airstrikes against IS targets in Libya's Sirte
Ministry slams US-Korean THAAD deployment
Two police officers shot at protest in Dallas
Abe's blame game reveals his policies failing to get results
Ending wildlife trafficking must be policy priority in Asia
US Weekly
Geared to go |
The place to be |