National Bureau of Corruption Prevention
{{Short description|Former PRC state agency, merged in 2018}}
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The National Bureau of Corruption Prevention ({{zh|s=国家预防腐败局}}) was an agency of the People's Republic of China under the direct administration of the State Council.
History
It was established in 2007 with the objective of improving government transparency, developing and improving the mechanisms through which corruption was combatted, and coordinating anti-corruption efforts.Xinhua News Agency, [http://www.china.org.cn/english/government/224301.htm National Corruption Prevention Bureau Established], 13 September 2007. Upon its inauguration, the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention established a website to publicize events and post corruption-related news. The website also provides citizens with a forum to directly submit complaints of corruption and opinions on the government's work. Within hours of its launch, the site crashed under the volume of complaints.Shanghai Daily, "Anti-corruption Website Breakdown as Masses Log On,” December 19, 2007.Margaret K. Lewis, [http://www.hrichina.org/content/3714#ft35 Corruption: Spurring China to Engage in International Law], Human Rights in China.
In March 2018, the Bureau was one of three state agencies with inspection powers (along with the Ministry of Supervision and the Supreme People's Procuratorate's General Administration of Anti-Corruption and Bribery) which merged with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to form the National Supervisory Commission as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions.{{Cite book |last1=Tsang |first1=Steve |author-link1=Steve Chang |title=The Political Thought of Xi Jinping |last2=Cheung |first2=Olivia |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2024 |isbn=9780197689363}}{{Rp|page=57}} Like the other merged state agencies, the Bureau was dissolved through the merger.{{Rp|page=57}}
Functions
The Bureau was a distinct entity from the Communist Party's Central Discipline Inspection Commission, which is charged with investigating corruption and disciplinary infractions within party ranks. The CCDI operates independent of the government (i.e., the State Council), and its jurisdiction is limited to party members. Moreover, the CCDI may initiate investigations for infractions not necessarily related to corruption nor constituting a criminal offense, such as having a "lavish lifestyle" unbecoming of a Communist Party member, or even extramarital relationships. The bureau also seeks cooperation on corruption prevention at the multilateral level.National Bureau of Corruption Prevention, [http://www.nbcp.gov.cn/article/English/InternationalExchangesandCooperation/201108/20110800014033.shtml Opening ceremony of the Fourth Corruption Prevention Workshop among Developing Countries Held in Beijing], 16 July 2011.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.nbcp.gov.cn/article/English/ Official website of the NBCP]
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Category:2007 establishments in China
Category:Government agencies established in 2007