Website marks turning point in anti-graft drive

Source:Global Times Published: 2013-9-4 0:18:02

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC and the Ministry of Supervision jointly launched an official website on Monday. Its function of receiving tip-offs about corrupt officials has attracted special attention.

Following the probe into Jiang Jiemin, head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, this is being interpreted as another strong signal of the authorities' anti-graft efforts.

The public is paying more attention to discipline inspection authorities' work, especially since the 18th National Congress of the CPC. Anti-corruption news often attracts the most clicks on news portal websites and corruption cases involving senior officials keep making headlines.

Analysts see this as a double-edged sword. News about the anti-corruption drive demonstrates the government's determination on the one hand, and discloses to the public how serious the problem is on the other.

Nonetheless, a long-term tendency is prominent. The Chinese are more confident in the fact that justice has long arms and that the anti-corruption drive is already taking effect. Strikes against wining and dining at the public's expense, strict control of military vehicles and limits on the budgets of extravagant galas have led to direct social changes.

As long as the firm anti-graft drive continues, negative side effects on society due to the exposure of corrupt officials will gradually wane and the public will have more confidence in the determined government's anti-corruption achievements.

The iron-fisted anti-corruption campaign following the 18th National Congress of the CPC has not only won praise from the public, but also injected optimism into society's expectations.

Discipline inspection was once a secretive field to the public. The opening of the official website marks a solid step in enhancing the transparency of the top anti-corruption agency and smoothing its interaction with society. A fanfare of publicity has been seen in this highly sensitive field.

China is witnessing an irreversible anti-corruption drive. The government is under harsh public scrutiny, luxury vehicles are banned from the military, and shark fin soup is off the menu at official banquets. Zero corruption is not likely, but less and less corruption is set to be a grand trend.

The latest anti-graft website is still a new phenomenon in China. It attracts colossal attention both at home and abroad, which demonstrates its special power in the nation. We hope the website will operate well and grow increasingly mature. It might be a touchstone of the Party's "mass line" campaign and attention on the website reflects people's expectations of the nation's future.

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