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　　Reference news network on June 11, us media said, China's anti-corruption campaign is targeting officials from sending their spouses and children abroad, they can open up potential channels of transfers of illicitly acquired abroad, and himself finally fled the country for officials to establish a foothold. These officials were known as the "naked officials" – which, ironically, the word is very popular among the public.

According to the United States Cable News International, June 9, in the latest anti-corruption campaign in China, Guangdong Province, more than 1000 officers have been identified as "naked officials." According to Xinhua, officials who did not want to be named said, 866 "naked officials" was removed from the post, including 9 departmental level cadres.

Guangdong Province identified are not published "naked officials" name, but Xinhua reported that the official was demoted from Dongguan 127 people in a prostitution boom – known as "Sin City" manufacturing center.

Reported in the governance of "naked officials" during the operation, the first to lose their positions, a former Deputy Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee members also had. According to Xinhua, were "identified as naked officials", the members also had to retire last month, 5 months earlier than planned.

The China Daily quoted a report by China's Ministry of Commerce said, from 1978 to 2003, there were about 4,000 corrupt officials fled the country, taking away at least $ 50 billion.

Associated press, June 9, in South China's Guangdong Province, is the nearly 900 Government officials concluded that their spouse or children to gain permanent residency or citizenship in a foreign country after which I have continued to work in the country, have been demoted or forced to resign or take early retirement.

Reports that this is the first time China's provincial governments to "naked officials" to take action. Move marks the Chinese President's anti-corruption campaign is taking new initiatives.

China experts said Yang Dali, University of Chicago: "the public perception is that these Chinese officials used their positions for personal gain, and then send their families away. Wait until the time is right, they will leave. ”

The Guangdong Provincial Government said they found the officials of more than 1000 people, including more than 200 people are choosing to move back to the family. Although still controversial, but "naked officials" definition of excluded children abroad to school officials but no right of abode in foreign countries or foreign passports.

Political analysts and State media reports said, as between Hong Kong and overseas Chinese around the world, is natural for Guangdong was the first to take this initiative.

Report says, but this problem is not unique to Guangdong. In 2012, northeast of fengcheng town formerly Party Secretary Wang fled to the United States. According to media reports, his wife was with him at the same time leaving, there are rumors that he took 200 million yuan in illicit funds.

A few months later, the Liaoning Provincial Government said their keung investigating bribery and violation of regulations unauthorized departure. Discipline inspection and supervision departments of the Communist Party expelled from, public office, but at the time he had left China.

Another case is the former Deputy Chief Engineer Zhang shuguang, found that his wife and daughter have already emigrated United States, and has large Villa in Los Angeles. Face charges of taking bribes of more than 47 million Yuan, and is awaiting sentencing.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate said that last year China arrested a fugitive crimes suspect 762 people, recovering illicit money and goods of more than 10 billion yuan, but it was not clear how many defendants overseas.

Reported that from the end of 2012, since he served as General Secretary of the Communist Party, he vowed to practice strict economy and combat corruption to clean up the party ranks. This is considered the most widely in recent years, China's anti-corruption campaign has made a number of officials and State enterprise executives fell.

Reports that when officials carried cash when leaving or preparing to leave China, they tarnished the party's image. One analyst said that if they take away State secrets, will also pose a strategic threat.

Some Chinese media pointed out that the demotion or forced retirement of "naked officials" too kind, and calls for a thorough investigation of corruption. It was also felt that, some officials ' children or spouses might have legitimate reasons to obtain right of abode overseas, for example because of work or business.

Anti-corruption and good governance policy research center Renmin University said Mao Zhaohui, Director, Guangdong province's pilot is likely to expand to other parts of China, "the move indicates that the Central Government is to strengthen political discipline."

(Original title: US media: remediation of "naked officials" into China's new anti-corruption initiative)

08:08 on June 11, 2014 Reference news