APEC anti-graft network may forewarn China of fleeing officials

The establishment of the Network for Anti-Corruption and Transparency will tip off the Chinese government when corrupt officials are about to flee the country and help capture those that have already fled abroad, also allowing authorities to seize their illegal wealth, reports the party-run Beijing Youth Daily.  The first meeting of the network, which is part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), was held in Beijing in mid August. Officials exchanged information on the network and nominated contacts, and also discussed related procedures, precedents and international cooperation in hunting down corrupt officials and seizing their assets. Training to conduct international anti-corruption enforcement in the future was also discussed at the meeting.

Read the story in Want China Times.

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