China News  





.
SINO DAILY
China's Hu urges Communist Party to rid itself of corruption

Photo courtesy of AFP.
by Staff Writers
 Beijing (AFP) Jan 13, 2009
 Chinese President Hu Jintao urged the ruling Communist Party Tuesday to rid itself of corruption, but he stopped short of introducing reforms aimed at curbing the party's unbridled power.

We "must be determined to uphold party discipline and deepen the building of a system that punishes and prevents corruption," state radio quoted Hu as saying in a speech to the party's corruption watchdog.

Hu called on party disciplinary organs to deepen an ongoing anti-graft drive in a way that would "inspire the confidence of the people," while lamenting the difficulties the party faced in eliminating corruption.

"We must fully recognise the long-term, complex and arduous nature of the struggle to fight corruption and never waver in strengthening the building of an honest government," he said.

"We must widen the scope of investigating cases, strengthen efforts in resolving corruption in major areas (and) fully resolve major problems that elicit strong reactions among the people."

Corruption has long been a source of intense public discontent in China, pushing the government and the ruling party to adopt strong measures to defend their legitimacy.

Nevertheless, corruption remains rampant at all levels of society.

Rights groups and political dissidents have long said that China will not be able to fight corruption effectively unless the nation's judiciary can operate independently from the party and the press is freely allowed to report on graft.

Hu did not mention any such reforms in his speech, but appeared to cling to a long-held position that the party is fully capable of policing itself.

Meanwhile, the head of the party's anti-corruption effort, He Guoqiang, told the meeting that 4,960 government officials above the county level had been punished in China in the first 11 months of 2008, Xinhua news agency said.

Details of the cases were not provided.

Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
 China News from SinoDaily.com



Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
 Solar Energy Solutions
Memory Foam Mattress Review

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily Express :: SpaceWar Express :: TerraDaily Express :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News
SINO DAILY
Tibet plans holiday for China's 'liberation of serfs': report
 Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2009
 Tibet may introduce a holiday to celebrate the "liberation of millions of serfs", an official and state media said Monday, in an apparent reference to China's crackdown on a rebellion five decades ago.
.
Get Our Free Newsletters Via Email
  



SUPERPOWERS
  • China, US upbeat on future of bilateral relationship
  • Walker's World: Sarkozy and the Britons
  • Military Matters: Russian ally -- Part 2
  • China's Hu tells Bush Sino-US ties will remain strong: govt

    • TRADE WARS
  • Japanese retailers expand supplies from outside China: report
  • Chinese toy makers must comply on safety despite crisis: US regulator
  • China adjusts 2008 record trade surplus upward: report
  • Climate Change Opens Northeast Route To Foreign Ships

    • DISASTER MANAGEMENT
  • Purdue Terrestrial Observatory Central To NATO-Funded Tracking Project
  • Ice closes German rivers to shipping: authorities
  • One dead, 46 missing in Guinea Bissau capsize: navy
  • Mourning for 19 dead, 23 still missing after Costa Rica quake

    • DRAGON SPACE
  • Shenzhou-7 Monitor Satellite Finishes Mission After 100 Days In Space
  • China Launches Third Fengyun-2 Series Weather Satellite
  • China To Launch New Remote Sensing Satellite
  • HK, Macao Scientists Expected To Participate In China's Aerospace Project

    • ENERGY TECH
  • Smart Fridges Stay Cool By Talking To Each Other
  • Environmental group pressures Nigeria to stop gas flaring
  • Analysis: The Gazprom-Ukraine dispute
  • Analysis: Central Asian energy in 2009

    • EPIDEMICS
  • Vietnam finds bird flu in chicken smuggled from China: report
  • Structure Mediating Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance Identified
  • Fighting AIDS was bright spot of Bush presidency
  • China urges increased vigilance against bird flu during holiday

    • CIVIL NUCLEAR
  • Poland plans first nuclear plant, LNG terminal as gas crisis bites
  • Slovakia postpones nuclear reactor restart: PM
  • Slovakia tests EU's patience with nuclear plant relaunch plan
  • Bratislava restarts nuclear reactor to avoid blackout

    • THE PITS
  • China aims to increase coal production 30 pct by 2015: govt
  • Analysis: Spill sparks coal price debate
  • Thirteen trapped in flooded coal mine in China: state media
  • Six coal research projects selected

    • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement