China to formulate new 5-year anti-corruption plan

China will implement a five-year plan for eliminating corruption after the upcoming national congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), top official He Guoqiang said. He, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPC, expressed readiness to improve anti-corruption efforts, describing the improvements as a “dynamic and long-term strategic project.” The 18th CPC National Congress will find new ways to prevent corruption both now and in the future, said He, who is also head of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Chinese news agency (Xinhua) reported. The spirit of the 18th CPC National Congress should be fully implemented in the formation of the next five-year plan to fight corruption, He said. He said China has always paid great attention to fighting corruption and creating a clean government, adding that the country has created its own unique methods to combat corruption.