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BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) --
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday pledged to step up the
nation's anti-corruption campaign in his keynote speech at a
high-profile plenum of the Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog.
Hu, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)
Central Committee, made the remarks at a plenary session of the
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the CPC. The
two-day session ending on Tuesday was presided over by He Guoqiang,
head of the CCDI.
Hu called on all CPC members to "fully understand the situation and
task of the anti-corruption campaign, which is lasting, complicated
and arduous."
"Anti-corruption measures and the upholding of integrity should run
thoroughly through the nation's economic, political and cultural
makeup and the Party's ideological, organizational, work style and
institutional building," he said.
The president pointed out that prevention and punishment should be
"put on an equal footing" in the anti-corruption combat, and
"symptoms and root causes should be addressed at the same time."
The Party should continue to work on investigating corruption cases,
boost prevention, remove the "soil breeding corruption", and sternly
punish crooked officials in line with the law, he said.
Hu said education, supervision and punishment should be combined
together to create "a better atmosphere, system and legal base for
the fight against corruption."
"The Party must seriously deal with major corruption cases that
greatly infringe upon public interests," he added.
Hu said Party committees at all levels should take responsibility in
the anti-corruption battle and the role of anti-graft bodies should
be given full play.
The establishment of National Bureau of Corruption Prevention (NBCP)
in last September displayed that the country's anti-graft system had
shifted from penalties and crackdowns to a comprehensive approach.
The NBCP enjoys the right to collect and analyze information from
sources, including banks, land records, medical facilities and
telecom, and share it with prosecutors, courts and police, according
to a statement issued upon its founding.
Meanwhile, the CCDI, which initiates the investigation of alleged
corrupt officials, last year issued a set of crucial regulations
that clarify "new forms" of bribery.
Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li
Keqiang and Zhou Yongkang, all members of the Standing Committee of
the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, were present at
the CCDI session.
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