Chinese President Hu Jintao Tuesday urged the anti-corruption body of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to "firmly correct officials' wrongdoings" which harm civilians' interests.

Addressing a plenary session of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the ruling party's internal anti-corruption body, Hu said the CPC committees, governments and the Party's discipline organs at all levels had kept severe pressure in cracking down on all forms of corruption since the Party's 17th national congress in 2007.

"We should be fully aware that the fight against corruption needs long-term, complicated and tough efforts," said Hu Jintao, also General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee.

"In the anti-corruption efforts, we should also pay attention to both punishment and prevention and achieve effects to earn trust from the people and provide solid assurance for the reform, development and stability," he said.

The President emphasized six aspects in the Party's anti-corruption work for immediate concentration during the session presided over by He Guoqiang, secretary of the CCDI.

(Xinhua News Agency January 13, 2009)