Fighting corruption remains a highlight at this year´s top political event. Advisors suggest authorities study the roots of the problem for better prevention and begin drafting a law to punish the abuse of power
China says it will continue the fight against corruption as it tries to build a clean government. The judicial bodies have vowed to increase internal supervision to root out corruption at the source.
People who seek to use the influence of spouses, parents or relatives working for government to illegally benefit their own interests could face prosecution. The amendments will take effect as from Saturday.
Doctors and teachers may now face bribery charges if they receive monetary and other forms of reward in exchange for favors made through their work.
A senior Chinese anti-corruption official urged strict monitoring over the use of economic stimulus funds to reduce concerns over waste and misuse.
Corruption, embezzlement or manipulation of bidding for projects that cause serious consequences would be severely punished.
Cases involving "violations of political disciplines, commercial briberies, dereliction of duty and serious infringement of public interest" should be severely dealt with.
He Guoqiang, secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, told a national conference that efforts should be exerted to make relevant laws and regulations more scientific and effective.
Chinese legal experts said Monday there should be zero tolerance for corruption by multinationals in China, in the same way as in other countries.
China has 3,224 supervision and discipline departments at various levels with 360,000 staff. In September, 2007 the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention was set up, which helped further beef up the country´s anti-graft efforts.
