Jingjiang Evening News, December 30, 2011

The Chinese government just published its first white paper on the government's anti-corruption efforts.

The white paper, compiled by Information Office of the State Council, was self-described as a "thorough and systematic introduction to the basics of the Chinese government's efforts to combat corruption as well as to be a clean government".

Citing a statistic released by National Bureau of Statistics of China, the white paper claims that from 2003 to 2010, the Chinese public's satisfaction level with the government's anti-corruption efforts increased from 51.9% to 70.6% with over 83.8% people believing that corruption is "under control" to one degree or another.

As a proof of the government's firm determination to root out corruption, the white paper affirms that in 2009, 7,036 government officials received accountability evaluation. 4,332 government officials suspected of corruption were turned over to the judicial department for prosecution.

Worth noting is that the white paper acknowledges the role of Internet in curbing corruption, lauding it as a "fast, influential and widespread" means of supervision.