01/12/2010 Source: Xinhua

Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed Tuesday that no corrupt official would be above the law and Communist Party of China (CPC) discipline.

Addressing a plenary session of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Party’s anti-graft body, Hu said efforts should be made to investigate cases of power abuse, corruption and embezzlement as well as dereliction of duty.
He pledged to push forward the construction of anti-corruption procedures, with confidence, determination, forceful measures and a solid working style.

Hu, also General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said efforts were needed to strengthen ties between the Party and the people and to address people’s complaints.

He called for enhanced supervision and monitoring on the implementation of major central policies and measures and urged the promotion of a corruption-free working style among Party leaders.

Problems that seriously violated the public interests and public complaints should be addressed to promote social harmony, he said.

The construction of the anti-corruption mechanism was a “pressing task” and important part of the country’s fight against corruption.

He called for intensified and improved publicity on anti-corruption measures, reform and improvement of intra-Party supervision, expanded supervision channels, and the establishment of an anti-corruption information database and network.

He said efforts should be made to better execute anti-graft regulations and promote awareness, especially among middle and high-level officials, that “all people are equal before the law, and no privilege is allowed.”

Leaders and officials should play a leading role in studying anti-graft regulations, strictly abiding by and safeguarding those regulations, he said.

Senior CPC leaders, including Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang and Zhou Yongkang, attended the meeting, which was presided over by He Guoqiang, head of the anti-graft commission.

06/04/2009 Source: www.chinaview.cn

China’s top anti-graft official Friday said Party and government departments should reform their systems to uproot corruption.

He Guoqiang, secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), listed five main sectors that reported serious corruption problems: construction contracts, real estate development, land and mining management, financial business and law enforcement.

He told a meeting of discipline departments to push the government to reform management of these five sectors and improve supervision on them, instead of simply tightening penalties on corrupt individuals.

The discipline departments should also help the Party and government to reform the promotion system, procedures of administrative approval, the management of finances, taxation, investment and government procurement, as well as the restructuring of state-owned enterprises, he said.

Through these reforms, the country would be able to prevent more corruption, he said.

New measures to prevent corruption should solicit opinion from the public and experts, He said, adding that effective ideas could be written into regulations or laws.

Some government and Party departments have tried to improve transparency of their work and supervision from the public.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection opened a public hotline on Thursday. People can directly inform the ministry of complaints about pollution and appeal to it if local environment authorities fail to solve problems.

In February, the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee also opened a website to receive complaints of local official malpractice in promotion.