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China seizes on Olympic fair play
By David Lague (IHT.com)
Updated: 2005-09-30 08:49
On Wednesday, Hua Jianmin, a senior member of China's cabinet, the State
Council, said the authorities would intensify efforts against corruption in
government.
A painting shows
the National Stadium nicknamed "Bird Nest."
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"We will continue to follow the
strategic approach of tackling both the symptoms and the root causes, taking
comprehensive measures, combining punishment and prevention with emphasis on the
latter," Hua said.
Senior Chinese officials have been reported in the official news media as
saying that the new measures have so far ensured that construction projects for
the Games have been corruption free.
Anticorruption experts attending this week's conference said Hua's speech,
with its recognition that prevention was as important as draconian punishment,
was a clear sign of changing attitudes toward fighting corruption at high levels
of the Chinese government.
China has traditionally relied on the threat of serious punishment, including
the death penalty, to deter graft.
However, international advisers and specialists from Hong Kong have been
advising the Chinese government that education, transparency and preventative
measures are also important.
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