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By CCTV reporter Ai Yang

The Communist Party’s discipline watchdog is cracking down on corruption². Compared with the previous year, the commission received more public tipoffs and disciplined more high level officials.

"In 2013, anti-graft watchdogs nationwide had received 1.95 million tip-offs from the public. 31 high-level officials, some at ministerial level, were either punished or are subject to ongoing³ investigations⁴." Huang Shuxian, vice⁵ secretary of CPC Central Commission For Discipline Inspection⁶, said.

The agency told reporters nearly 180 thousand officials were disciplined in 2013 -- that’s about 20 thousand more than the year before. Corrupt¹ officials are finding it harder to use their position as shields. Even senior officials from government ministries⁷ may come under fire once there’s reason for suspicion, such prominent falls include former officials from the National Development and Reform Commission, the State Owned Assets Supervision⁸ and Administration Commission, as well as the Ministry⁹ of Public Security. Since China’s new leadership took office, a stress on cleaner governance has been made.

"Some 30 thousand CPC officials were disciplined last year for going against the frugality¹⁰ practice. A reporting channel was set up on the official website, exposing typical cases to the public. This is to convey the message, that misconduct will be severely¹¹ punished." Huang said.