China announced here Thursday the establishment of the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention (NBCP).
"The founding of the bureau is to meet the need to effectively prevent corruption in China," said bureau head Ma Wen at a press conference Thursday.
Ma, who is also Minister of Supervision, said the bureau will focus on supervising and regulating the use of power and adopt effective measures to prevent the abuse of power.
She said the bureau will study ways to stem corruption at their roots, constantly improve corruption prevention systems, push for the sound operation of these systems and coordinate corruption prevention efforts of various departments.
The new bureau will report directly to the State Council, or China's cabinet.
Source: Xinhua |
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