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SHIJIAZHUANG, May 21-- In 2017, Li Qiuchao became a member of the village affairs supervision committee of Nanliche in north China's Hebei Province. The supervision committee has three members including Li, 42, voted in by the village assembly. Their job is to audit village affairs and financial management, as well as to canvas villagers' opinions. "I do not earn anything from this job. I do the job out of concern for village affairs," said Li. In March 2018, Nanliche decided to spend one million yuan (about 160,000 U.S. dollars) building an auditorium. The committee was responsible for finances of the construction project. "We booked every expense on construction material," Li said, touching an account book. "No money is disbursed without our permission." Nanliche is one of the 238 villages in Wuqiang County to up supervisory commissions since 2017 to "curb corruption, promote harmony and stability, and improve governance." Li Huiming, head of Nanliche village committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said the commission "helps a lot" in village affairs. "The commission is a bridge delivering the people's opinions and suggestions to the village assembly," said Li. Villagers also spoke highly of the committee. "The committee ensures full disclosure in village affairs. We are relieved," said Wang Zhanting from Nanliche. In Wuqiang, the number of complaints about rural officials involved in corruption fell from 62 in 2016 to 43 in last year. | 
