The Chinese government is desperately trying to control the problem. It executes more officials for corruption offences than the rest of the world combined. At least 25 officials have been given the death penalty for accepting bribes or kickbacks in the past four years. More than 846,000 Communist Party members were punished for corruption from 1998 to 2002 alone, and 58,000 officials have been punished in recent years at just two of the state-owned banks…
Since corrupt officials are often gambling addicts who steal money to fuel their habits, Beijing has cut off electricity to dozens of foreign casinos that cater to Chinese clients in border zones.
In one of the most bizarre ideas, the city of Nanjing issued a regulation requiring all bureaucrats to report their extramarital affairs, since 95 per cent of arrested officials had mistresses.
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