China to intensify anti-corruption efforts in 2011

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a government work report during the opening meeting of the Fourth Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2011. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed Saturday to crack down harder on corruption, especially in key areas, to build a clean government.

"We will act more quickly to solve serious problems in combating corruption and promoting clean government," Wen told deputies to the National People's Congress, which convened its annual session Saturday.

He said that anti-corruption efforts will focus in key areas, such as construction, sale of land use rights, exploitation of mineral resources, trading of stated-owed property rights and government procurement.

The government will firmly implement the system whereby government officials regularly report their incomes, properties and investment as well as what their spouses and children do and whether they have live abroad, he said.

Source: Xinhua