A senior official has called for more efforts to bust major
commercial bribery cases.
"Serious blows and severe punishments are a must if we are to
prevent the spread of commercial bribery," said He Yong, head of an
anti-bribery group, at a meeting Thursday.
"A heavy crackdown on major commercial bribery cases is needed
to win the trust of the public," he said.
He, who is also deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, pointed to
major construction projects, land transfers, property transactions,
pharmaceutical sales and government procurement contracts as some
of the areas that needed careful scrutiny.
He said cases that are solved should be publicized to deter
criminals and dissuade officials and business executives from
engaging in illicit activity.
"We need an effective long-term mechanism to combat commercial
bribery," he said.
(Xinhua News Agency November 24, 2006)