BEIJING, CHINA — China says strong enforcement, technology and continuous ethics education remain central to its efforts to prevent and combat corruption.
Executive Vice President of the Party School of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Mr Xie Chuntao, told journalists in Beijing that China is increasingly using data-driven systems to identify irregularities and detect suspected corruption at an early stage.
He explained that major public projects are also subjected to multiple layers of approval and oversight, aimed at reducing opportunities for abuse of public resources and strengthening accountability.
Mr Xie said officials convicted of serious corruption offences face severe penalties, including lengthy prison sentences and life imprisonment. In the most serious cases provided for under Chinese law, offenders may face the death penalty.
Beyond enforcement, China also places emphasis on preventing corruption through education and institutional discipline.
Public officials regularly undergo integrity and ethics training, while some are taken on visits to correctional facilities to see first-hand the consequences faced by officials convicted of corruption-related offences.
The approach combines enforcement, technology, institutional oversight and continuous education as part of China’s broader anti-corruption campaign.
For Africa, where governments continue seeking ways to strengthen public-sector accountability and protect public resources, aspects of China’s experience could provide lessons in the use of digital monitoring, stronger project oversight and continuous ethics education.
Anti-corruption systems, however, must ultimately be adapted to each country’s legal framework, institutions and governance environment.