Progress or rationalization?
It makes sense to me that anti-corruption officials need to know more about how corruption is carried out, but do they really need "new theory" before cracking down on miscreants?This is, at least, an example of the importance of ideology in Chinese politics.
Senior Party official stresses research of anti-corruption policy, system
"The Communist Party of China's (CPC) top anti-corruption official has called for improving research of anti-corruption policy and system.
"He Guoqiang, secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, told members of the China Supervision Society at a recent meeting here that their task is to give intellectual support for the Party discipline and government supervision departments..."They shall try their best to find... major problems in the current supervision system and how to solve them, said He, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
"They are also expected to bring out new theory and advise on the anti-corruption policies, he said."
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posted by Ken Wedding @ 7:40 AM
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CPC Political Bureau meets on anti-corruption issue
"The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting Friday to study the current state of anti-corruption campaign and to make plans for combating corruption in 2009.
"The meeting, which was presided over by CPC Central Committee General Secretary Hu Jintao, agreed that the Third Plenary Session of the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC will be held in January...
"The Party vowed to make "substantial efforts to strengthen supervision over leading officials, main leaders in particular" in 2009."
Nearly 5,000 higher-level Chinese officials punished since Nov. 2007
"A disciplinary official said Friday that 4,960 Chinese officials above the county head level were punished during the year ended in November.
"The officials were involved in corruption, bribery, acting against the public interest and other breaches of discipline or the law, Gan Yisheng, deputy head of the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, told a press conference. Of the total, 801 were prosecuted, he said..."
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