China to continue regular exposure of wayward officials

China will name and shame officials working in the central Party and other government departments on a regular basis amid an anti-graft drive.[Special coverage]

Such cases, complete with violators' name, position, work place, violation details and punishment, will be made public via papers, radio, TV, the Internet and other mass media forms, said a trial regulation released Friday by the Work Committee of Central Government Departments Under the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

"Although misconduct has been somewhat reigned in, central Party and government departments are not a pure land and disciplinary violations still occasionally occur. Situations have become even worse in some departments," said Yu Guilin, a senior official with the work committee.

Yu noted that corruption is spreading from specific sections holding power over money, resources and projects to general units. In some places, corruption was "systematic and a group activity."

Figures show CPC members receiving disciplinary punishments increased 55.7 percent year-on-year in 2014.

According to the document, severe acts violating political and organizational discipline as well as wrongdoing by disciplinary officials should be exposed, while exposing lesser cases is optional.

However, cases involving Party and state secrets are exempt from such exposure.

Friday's regulation aimed to intensify the impact of public exposure that had been weakened as officials covered up cases that should be reported and toned down case details for exposure in fear of offending officials and departments in question.

"Case exposure is better than a thousand words and the most vivid form of discipline and work style education. It incites fear in violators and also serves as a warning for potential wrongdoers," said Yu.