China Vows to Fight Corruption in New CenturyAnti-corruption is a common task facing the whole world and China will as before conduct a resolute struggle against corruption in the new century, said a senior Chinese official Wednesday in Prague.The pledge was made by Liu Liying, senior commissioner of the Chinese Ministry of Supervision, at the 10th meeting of the International Anti-Corruption Conference, which opened Sunday evening. "The Chinese Government has always believed that to combat corruption and build a clean government is an important guarantee for the smooth development of reform, opening-up and modernization drive," she said. Liu noted that as China focuses on cracking down on corrupt cases and deterring the trend of corruption, it should also make institutional innovations to reform the old systems, mechanisms and rules in order to prevent corruption from happening and get rid of it from its very source. She stressed that three major jobs in the drive should be done well, namely, educating officials in self-discipline, investigating major cases and correcting the malpractice in various departments and sectors. Liu said though the form of corruption may vary from country to country, the essence was all the same, which desecrates the civilization and harms humanity. "Through bilateral and multilateral exchanges, it is our desire to further strengthen cooperation between us, learn from each other and promote each other's anti-corruption campaign," she added. |
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