The Fifth Asian-Pacific Regional Anti-corruption Conference opened Wednesday in Beijing.

Those attending the meeting were 188 representatives from 36 countries, regions and international organizations, as well as officials with the Chinese central government and the provincial departments of supervision.

State Councilor Hua Jianmin delivered a speech at the conference. He said China's fight against corruption had made remarkable progress thanks to years of unremitting efforts. The endeavor of building up a clean government and deepening the fight against corruption ensured smooth economic development, pushed forward democracy and promoted social justice.

He said the Chinese government paid great attention to governmental administrative reform and self-building. The government is building itself to be a law-ruled, responsible, clean and service-oriented government through transferring governmental functions, implementing democratic policy-making and innovating governmental management methods.

He noted that the Chinese government will establish a corruption prevention and punishment system to further ensure the fulfillment of building an affluent society.

In April 2005, the Chinese government signed the Anti-Corruption Action Plan For Asia and the Pacific Area, which was initiated by the Asian Development Bank and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. To date, the Action Plan has 25 member countries.

Source: Xinhua