BEIJING: China’s top graft fighters are continuing their emphasis on tracking down fugitives and recovering stolen assets, officials said this week. They also promoted international anti-corruption cooperation last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic in order to consolidate victory in the country’s fight against corruption. China brought back 1,229 economic fugitives from January to November, with 2.45 billion yuan ($379 million) in illegal gains recovered, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and the National Supervision Commission, which oversees anti-graft efforts.
Of the 1,229 fugitives, 315 had been Party members and State employees, and Interpol red notices an international wanted persons notice had been issued on 28 of them, officials said.
The figures were released ahead of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, scheduled to start on Friday. The commission’s Bureau of International Cooperation said it intensified efforts last year to track down corrupt fugitives from State-owned enterprises, financial institutions and areas related to poverty alleviation and people’s livelihoods. Officials also focused on those who have fled in the past five years, those who are at or above the county level, those who are involved in crimes involving large amounts of money, and those who have been the subject of complaints, it said.
– The Daily Mail-China Daily News exchange item
