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Keira Lu Huang

The fight against corruption in Sichuan , a power base of former security chief Zhou Yongkang , was still a challenge, inspectors from the central anti-graft agency said yesterday after a two-month investigation.
Cadres had teamed up with businessmen and corruption was rampant in many areas, including state-owned enterprises, natural resources and construction, the team said in a report posted online.
The tour by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspections (CCDI) team was the first extensive investigation of graft in the province since Zhou came under suspicion.
Several high-level Sichuan officials with ties to the ex-minister, including deputy party chief Li Chuncheng , have already been detained on suspicion of corruption.
Inspectors also wrapped up a tour in neighbouring Shaanxi and found problems in development of natural resources and land. Special projects suffered from embezzlement.
The next target for anti-graft inspectors would likely be state-run media in Shanghai, the CCDI said, after problems were discovered earlier.
Shanghai and Sichuan were on the list of 10 areas targeted in the second leg of the CCDI's annual tours, along with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and state-owned carmaker China FAW Group.
An inspection report posted on the agency's website yesterday said some Shanghai officials had made personal gains through property and allowed spouses or children to enjoy "huge" profits.
On Wednesday, the head of the Shanghai unit of national electricity behemoth State Grid was placed under investigation in an operation state media said was overseen by the inspection team.
Along with Shanghai, Hebei and Jiangsu have also been the subjects of inspection reports.
Four rounds of inspections have been launched since Xi Jinping became party chief in late 2012.
The central anti-graft agency started to release results on its website on Monday night.
 


Graft inspectors find extensive problems on Sichuan tour

Several high-level Sichuan officials with ties to the ex-minister, including deputy party chief Li Chuncheng (pictured), have already been detained on suspicion of corruption. Photo: AFP

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The fight against corruption in Sichuan , a power base of former security chief Zhou Yongkang , was still a challenge, inspectors from the central anti-graft agency said yesterday after a two-month investigation.
