Corruption Report
Title: Hu
will combat corruption?
By: Jeff
Recero
Throughout
the years there have been apparent corruption within China, but ever since the
Hu era there have been more strides towards cracking down on corruption in
China. In speeches dictated by President Hu Jintao and other Politburo members,
they have issued tough new warnings against cadres using their connections to
help relatives get rich. For example, Hu vowed at a CCDI conference early this
year to redouble efforts to combat power abuse and related misdemeanors. Hu
also urged, the promotion of a corruption-free working style among senior
cadres.[1] If corruption does not get solved effectively, the party will lose
the people's trust and support.The entire party should "stay alert and
fully appreciate the long-term complexity and arduousness of the fight against
corruption, and make more efforts in fighting corruption and building a cleang
overnment,"[2] Hu said. The Communist Party of China (CPC)bears zero
tolerance to corruption and the crackdown on it must be effectively strengthened,
Hu Jintao said on Monday in his report to the 17th CPC National Congress.[3]
"If we fail to handle this issue well, it could prove fatal to the party
and even cause the collapse of the party and the fall of the state," Hu
said, reading from his prepared text. "We should strengthen education
about combating corruption and promoting clean government and improving the
culture of clean government."[4]
He
ordered leading officials at all levels, especially high-ranking officials, to
readily observe the code of conduct on clean governance. The way in which Hu
pushes for less corruption is for there to be more transparency amongst the
government. Hu also pledged to tighten intra-Party democratic and legal
oversight, as well as oversight through public opinion, to ensure that the
people oversee the exercise of power and that power is exercised in a
transparent manner.[5] Since the Hu era and the strides that he has made
towards combat corruption has helped the Chinese government to become more
accountable. The government continues to arrest official tied to corrupt acts.
More than 668,000 Party members and government officials have been punished for
violating the rules over the past five years, the CPC Central Commission for
Discipline Inspection and the Ministry of Supervision announced in a statement
last month.[6]
Endnotes:
[3] "No tolerance
to corruption: Hu Jintao" Xinhua News Agency (2007): 1.
[4] Keith B.
Richburg, "Hu Opens Chinese Congress with Call to Fight Corruption," The
Washington Post (2012).
[6] Ibid.
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