Chinese army disciplinary inspection eyes leading officials

An inspection on officials' decadence will focus on leading officers of the Communist Party of China (CPC) within the army system, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Xu Qiliang has said. Xu, also head of the guidance group of the CMC inspection campaign, made the comments on Monday at a meeting where special CMC inspection groups were set up and personnel announced. The move is part of a larger campaign nationwide to boost ties between CPC officials and the public while cleaning up undesirable work styles such as formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism and extravagance. Xu told inspection groups to conduct their work scientifically, strictly and lawfully while cooperating with disciplinary departments. "High-level Party committee units and their members -- especially principal officials -- should be the key targets of the inspection," Xu said.