Five inspection teams have been established to supervise
provincial-level officials and fight against corruption, it was
reported Tuesday.
The teams and an inspection office have been jointly set up by
the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Discipline Inspection
Commission and the organizing department under the CPC Central
Committee.
So far, 45 team members have assumed office.
According to the latest Outlook Weekly magazine, it is a
move being made by the CPC Central Committee to make the nation's
existing inspection system more effective.
An anonymous official with the inspection office said this
year's major task is to inspect five provinces.
The first inspection team has already traveled to Guizhou
and Hunan
provinces and the second team has also started its inquiries in Jilin,
Jiangsu
and Gansu
provinces.
The inspection teams will check on provincial government leaders
to see whether they follow the principles of democratic centralism
in deciding important issues and whether they follow the legal
process when selecting cadres.
The teams will also look at the veracity of provincial
government officials when performing their official duties and
fighting against corruption.
Over four years the inspection teams plan to probe 31 provinces,
autonomous regions and municipalities and in the process create a
scientific and efficient scrutiny system.
Sending the teams will strengthen supervision inside the Party,
compel cadres to remain honest and reduce corruption, the official
said.
Earlier this month, Cheng Weigao, former chairman of the
Standing Committee of the Hebei
Provincial People's Congress, was expelled from the Party for
taking advantage of his position.
And in July, former Governor of Yunnan
Province, Li Jiating, was sentenced to death by the Beijing Second
Intermediate People's Court for taking bribes.
(China Daily August 20, 2003)