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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, October 21 /Xinhua/ — How can corruption, the notorious "cancer" of governance, be more effectively combated in today's globalized environment, both within countries and across borders? What is China doing right in its anti-corruption campaign?
These issues were discussed by international experts during a session on the role of political parties in modernization and the fight against corruption at the Tongzhou 2025 Global Development Forum, which concluded on October 18 in Beijing.
He Li, deputy secretary of the CPC Committee and secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Renmin University of China, pointed out that corruption is a global governance problem facing every country and must be eradicated as a social poison, as it can suppress economic progress, distort competition and weaken the foundations of governance.
China has deeply understood how wrongdoing and corruption are intertwined and interconnected, stemming from the same root, said Fan Jihai, vice-president of the China Academy of Discipline Inspection and Supervision.
With this in mind, Fan Zihai said China's anti-corruption efforts focus on identifying wrongdoing early, especially eliminating unnecessary formalities, bureaucracy, hedonism, and wastefulness to prevent them from developing into corruption.
Since 2012, the CPC has led an unprecedented anti-corruption campaign. A key milestone was the introduction of a code of conduct known as the "Eight Points" to improve the behavior of officials.
This code subsequently evolved into a consistent party-wide measure to curb tendencies that risk alienating the party from the people.
This anti-corruption storm has engulfed every corner of the civil service. Some high-ranking officials have been held accountable.
Speaking about the fight against corruption, Esteves Carlos Hilário, a member of the Politburo of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), believes that it is a difficult task not only because the fight against corruption is difficult in itself, but also, more importantly, because “it is a task that we carry out on our own and that has direct consequences for ourselves.”
After listening to the lively session, Penildon Silva Filho, a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Brazil, told Xinhua News Agency that he would like to learn more about China's anti-corruption measures in the future, expressing "congratulations" as he was already impressed by China's commitment and the effectiveness of these measures.
Indrananda Abeysekara, chairman of the Sri Lanka-China Association for Social and Cultural Cooperation, told Xinhua that he believes other developing countries should also learn lessons from China's anti-corruption efforts.
“Most importantly, we need to study how China integrates these efforts into its governance system,” said I. Abeysekara.
The CCP is also at the forefront of international anti-corruption efforts, strengthening cross-border cooperation in fugitive return and anti-corruption efforts, said Zhang Xiaomeng, a professor at the Institute of Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision at Renmin University of China.
In the era of economic globalization, corruption increasingly crosses national borders, becoming a clearly transnational problem.
Guo Weilu, secretary of the CPC Committee of East China University of Political Science and Law, noted that due to differences in legislative concepts and governance experiences, countries have different goals for cross-border anti-corruption cooperation.
"Some Western countries have erected barriers to cooperation with developing countries in this area and, in some cases, have even become safe havens for corrupt individuals," Guo Weilu said.
According to He Li, China has strictly adhered to the UN Convention against Corruption for many years, signing more than 170 treaties and agreements with more than 80 countries, expanding its global anti-corruption network.
At the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee last year, the party leadership outlined a plan to pass a law against cross-border corruption.
China is actively participating in the construction of an international anti-corruption governance system and is stepping up its efforts to combat cross-border corruption, Guo Weilu noted. -0-
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