China turns its eyes to ‘hidden corruption’

Experts say this could refer to Chinese officials’ family members and aides taking bribes on their behalf. - AFP

BEIJING (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): After clamping down on chronic corruption in the past decade, the Communist Party of China (CPC) is turning its focus to fighting “hidden corruption”.

The party’s anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), said during its annual plenum that it will go after “new forms of corruption and hidden corruption”.