China fights resolutely against corruption to guarantee people's interests: White paper

BEIJING -- China has fought resolutely against corruption in order to guarantee people's interests, said a white paper issued by China's State Council Information Office Friday.

"The Communist Party of China (CPC) has shown zero tolerance in the fight against corruption," said the document, titled "New Progress in the Legal Protection of Human Rights in China."

The CPC has revised codes about clean conduct, and regulations on disciplinary punishment, accountability, intra-Party scrutiny, and inspection tours, creating a framework for systematically preventing and combating corruption.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has investigated more than 440 Party-member officials at or above the provincial level and other officials registered at and supervised by the CPC Central Committee, it said.

"This strong enforcement has acted as a powerful deterrent," the white paper said.

In 2016, 57,000 Party-member officials took the initiative to confess their violations of Party discipline.

China has carried out "Sky Net" operation and intensified efforts to pursue, repatriate and extradite fugitives accused of corruption.

From 2014 to mid-October 2017, 3,453 fugitives were brought back from more than 90 countries and regions, including 48 on the list of 100 most wanted fugitives, and illegal assets worth 9.5 billion yuan (around $1.44 billion) were recovered.