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To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (680)	1/21/2001 2:06:15 AM
From: Rolla Coasta	Respond to of 23908

China to curb corruption in five years Jan 20 2001 10:07AM 202.84.12.41 BEIJING, January 19 (Xinhua) -- An expert on anti-corruption said here Friday that the year 2000 saw the execution of China's two high-ranking officials for corruption, which demonstrated the country's resolution in eliminating the abuse of official power. Li Xueqin, a researcher with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party of China (CPC) , told Xinhua that "China is very much likely to control the rapid spread of corruption in five years." Cheng Kejie, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress, and Hu Changqing, former deputy governor of Jiangxi Province in east China, were both executed last year and many more were penalized. Li noted that "The severe crackdowns will have a forceful deterrence impact, official activities are being controlled by more and more regulations, and the surge of corruption will be put under control." The rise of corruption cases is the result of the social tra nsformation from a planned economy to a market economy, which started more than 20 years ago and will last another 20 years. During the first 20 years, corruption spreads and even gets rampant in certain fields. "Crackdown on corruption of high-ranking officials is telling people that even a state leader will lose his head once found guilty for serious corruption," he said. The researcher explained that since the central government launched an anti-corruption campaign in 1993, regulation of officials has made initial progress. By setting up clear principles specifically on entertainment, housing, transportation and traveling of officials, the government has generally put under control the main problems underlying corruption. Li said that addressing the source in preventing and curbing corruption is taking effect, as corruption cases in the fields of building construction, finance and government procurement have been decreasing. Cases in recent years involving cadres have been reduced, in comparison with the worst period from 1992 to 1996. Other policies have also gained considerable success including forbidding administrative and military organs to engage in commercial activities, breaking ties between administration and their subsidiary enterprises and further regulating the fiscal system on administrative fees and fines. The reform process that China will take in the following five years deals with the economic and political systems, he said. The reform will transform the governmental functions and lessen its administrative power in the economic field; and boost the political system reform and enhance political consultation, democratic supervision and participation in the running of state affairs. Li Xueqin said that with the development of the market economy in China, officials will have few chances to abuse power and conduct "money for power" practices. In the meantime, laws and regulations on anti-corruption have also been reinforced.

To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (680)	1/21/2001 2:30:24 AM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

I don't believe these officials were corrupt people. How could they be more corrupt than communism? Stalin routinely killed everybody around to show he was the biggest toughest thug in town. No one challenged Stalin. Hitler did the same thing and no one challenged him either.They puff themselves up on this carnage to look like effective leaders but they are just BIG brutal criminals. It is the true reptilian nature of socialism to have these types of purges on the excuse of corruption or capitalism or whatever... China right now reminds me of an old 1960's t.v. show that we've all seen 100's of times. China needs a good fast reforming with Western culture and ideals.