In the first half of 2013, prosecutorial agencies across China investigated 6,007 functionaries on suspicion of dereliction of duty and rights infringement.
Protecting whistleblowers is the best way to encourage real-name tip-offs, so that the public could contribute to anti-corruption efforts without fear, and corrupt officials would find nowhere to hide.
A regulation proposed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on major measures to slash government spending has been properly and effectively implemented.
Budget shows cuts in provincial spending
Party bans extravagance, bureaucracy Mass line
The former vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission has been expelled from the Party and handed over to judicial authorities.
Former deputy chief of China's top economic planning body Liu Tienan has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and removed from public office for discipline and law violations.
Three judges and a State-owned company executive in Shanghai embroiled in a prostitution scandal have been expelled from the Party.
Authorities in East China's Shanghai expelled three court officials from the CPC and placed another on probation for allegedly hiring prostitutes.
More than 2,000 Party and government officials have been punished as of late June for breaking new Party rules against extravagance and excess formality.
Official out over expense scandal
The head of a national education institute is reported to have resigned under pressure after media reports that he broke rules on expenses for foreign travel and unfairly gained research funding for himself and his wife.
The discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday publicly criticized eight local officials or offices that have violated the eight bureaucracy-busting guidelines enshrined within the Party.
More than 700 officials have been under investigation for breach of duty related to workplace accidents in the first half of the year.
The National Audit Office declared on Sunday that it will start a nationwide assessment of local government liabilities, which will address concerns about rising debt from overambitious development projects.
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