China's State Council, or the cabinet, appointed the head of
National Corruption Prevention Bureau, a brand new anti-corruption
agency, Thursday.
Ma Wen, the newly appointed minister of supervision, was
appointed head of the bureau, with Qu Wanxiang, vice-minister of
supervision, as the deputy head, according to a statement issued by
the State Council.
Such appointments are a sign that the long-anticipated agency on
coordinating nationwide efforts for the prevention of rampant
corruption has started operation.
The new anti-corruption agency "is expected to play an effective
role in corruption prevention," Gan Yisheng, spokesman for the
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the
Communist Party of China (CPC), said at a press conference in
February.
The bureau will follow effective practices seen overseas, he
said.
(Xinhua News Agency September 6, 2007)
