From Asia Times: “Chinese president and party chief Hu Jintao has long called for greater discipline within the Communist Party; more accountability, transparency, democracy – and an all-out war on corruption. It won’t happen overnight, and there’s a lot of resistance from vested interests. An amendment to the party constitution would be required in order to strengthen provincial watchdog agencies and party disciplinary personnel, but small steps are being taken and a few pilot projects are underway.
Beijing to fight party evil-doers
Posted by Xiao Qiang | Nov 18, 2004
