Guangdong cracks down on graft
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="Provincial">Provincial</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Procuratorate">Procuratorate</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, 1,461 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1,371 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Weixiong">Weixiong</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="prosecuting">prosecuting</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span>, 159 <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="senior">senior</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="included">included</span> 31 <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 31 <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1.61 <span word="million">million</span>).</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="abused">abused</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="zoning">zoning</span>, <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>."</p><p><span word="Cases">Cases</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unison">unison</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="collusion">collusion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>," <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Xiaojin">Xiaojin</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="Huangpu">Huangpu</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="Luogang">Luogang</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>.</p>
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