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Chinabattlestostampoutcorruption

Theprocuratorgeneralhasspelledoutthemissionofhisagency,tothejointsessionoflawmakersandpoliticaladvisors--investigationandpreventionofabuseofpower.He’sreleasedthelatestfiguresoncorruptioncasesduringthefive-yeartermoffice.

CCTVreporterHanBintellsusthatwhilelawmakersandadvisorsbelieveChinaisintensifyingitscrackdownoncorruption,peoplebelievepunishmentalonewillnotgettherootofthematter.

Ontheirwaytofightcorruption,andmaketheirvoicesheard.It’sakeymissionforthelawmakers.

ZhouHongyu,NPCdeputyofHubei,said,“It’snotenoughtomakegeneralpolicies--weneedspecificmeasures,likepublicizingofficials’assetsandmakingananti-corruptionlaw.”

DengZeshui,NPCdeputyofHainan,said,“Weshouldstrengthenlawenforcementtoreducetheopportunityforcrime.”

TaoShuju,NPCdeputyofInnerMongolia,said,“Weshouldnotonlyfocusonenforcement,butalsostresspreventiontocurbcorruptionatitsroots.”

Reportingtothelawmakersandpoliticaladvisors,ProcuratorGeneralCaoJianminglaidouttheinvestigationandpreventionofpowerabuseoverthepastfiveyears.

Hesaysmorethan210,000officialshavebeeninvestigatedforgraftandinfringementofpeople’srights.Morethan13,000areabovethecountylevel,and30,atprovincialandministeriallevels.

Thelonglistofpunishedofficials,includestheformerRailwayMinisterLiuZhijun,formerdeputydirectoroftheGeneralLogisticsDepartmentofthePLAGuJunsan,andformerDeputyPartySecretaryofSichuanProvinceLiChuncheng.

Theprocuratorgeneralpromisedtocontinueinvestigationsandtocreateamonitoringmechanism.

Theanti-graftfightfeaturedprominentlyinthegovernmentworkreportattheopeningofthecongress.PremierWenJiaobaocalledforreducingexcessiveconcentrationofpowerandimprovingthechecksonpower.

China’snewleaderXiJinpinghaswarnedthatcorruptionthreatenstheParty’ssurvival.He’slaunchedacampaigntopreventwasteandgraft.Publicexpectationshavebeenraised,yet,thepublicwantstoseeconvincingsignsthatthewindsofchange,willlastbeyondthetwosessions.

CCTVreporterHanBinsaid,"China’sfightagainstcorruptionhasbeengoingonfordecades.Butthenewfiguresoncorruptofficialsleavemanyfeelingtheproblemisgettingworse.

OnbecomingParty'sGeneralSecretary,XiJinpingspokeabout"puttingpowerinaninstitutionalcage."Butmanysaydeterminationandsupervisionaren’tenough.Whattheywantisaneffectivemechanismthatgetstotherootoftheproblem.Muchmoreneedstobedoneforthenewleadershiptobringaboutthisfundamentalchange.

Chinainvestigates30ministerial-levelofficialswithinfiveyears

BEIJING,March10（Xinhua）--Atotalof30officialsattheministeriallevelorhigherhavebeenplacedunderinvestigationforcorruptionorotherjob-relatedcrimesoverthepastfiveyears,China'stopprocuratorsaidSunday.

Prosecutorshaveinvestigatedabout13,000officialsatthecountyleveloraboveforcorruptionandotherjob-relatedcrimessince2008,saidCaoJianming,procurator-generaloftheSupremePeople'sProcuratorate（SPP）,whendeliveringaworkreportoftheSPPatthefirstsessionofthe12thNationalPeople'sCongress（NPC）.

TheworkreportofChina'ssupremecourtalsodeliveredatthesessionshowedthatduringthesameperiodcourtsnationwidemetedoutverdictson138,000casesofbriberyandmalfeasanceinvolving143,000criminals.

Thepastfiveyearshaveseentheinvestigationofseveralhigh-levelofficialsincludingBoXilai,aformermemberofthePoliticalBureauoftheCommunistPartyofChina（CPC）CentralCommittee,andLiuZhijun,formerrailwayminister.

LiDajin,anNPCdeputyandBeijing-basedlawyer,saidChinahadalwaysattachedgreatimportancetoanti-graftwork.Afterthe18thCPCNationalCongressinNovember,thenewleadershipraisedmanynewrequirementsandapproachestoanti-graftwork,demonstratingitsresolvetocombatcorruption.

XiJinping,generalsecretaryoftheCPCCentralCommittee,saidataCPCdisciplinarywatchdogmeetinginJanuarythePartyshouldcrackdownon"tigers"and"flies"atthesametimebydealingwithillegalactivitiesofofficialsontheonehandandtacklingmalpracticesandcorruptioncases,whichcloselyimpactthepeople,ontheother.

Sincethe18thCPCnationalcongress,Chinahasremainedtoughoncorruption.Withintwomonthssincethecongressconcluded,theCPCsackedseveralofficialswhoweresuspectedofviolationoflawordiscipline,includingLiChuncheng,formervice-secretaryoftheCPCcommitteeofSichuanProvince.

Meanwhile,spurredonbynewleaders'resolvetofightcorruption,China'snetizenshaveusedtheInternettoexposecorruptlocalcadres.

Therecentfallofsomeofficialsinthecountrywascausedbyonlinemuck-rakerswhousedChina'spopularsocialnetworkingwebsitestorevealtheofficials'unlawfulbehaviors.

DuringtheCPCdisciplinarywatchdogmeetinginJanuary,Xiorderedenhancedrestraintandsupervisionontheuseofpowerandsaid"powershouldberestrictedbythecageofregulations."

Adisciplinary,preventionandguaranteemechanismshouldbesetuptoensurethatpeopleinpowerdonotdareto,arenotabletoandcannoteasilycommitcorruption,Xisaid.

LiChaogang,anNPCdeputyandPartychiefofBeijing'sFengtaiDistrict,said"restrictingpowerbythecageofregulations"isthekeytoanti-corruptioncampaign.

Incombatingcorruption,itwasnotenoughtorelyonself-disciplineofpeopleinpowerandabiggerroleshouldbegiventothefunctionsofanti-corruptionsystems,saidLi.

AccordingtotheSPPreport,prosecutorstookabout19,000briberstocourtoverthepastfiveyears.

Atthesametime,theSPPsetupanationalanti-corruptionhotlineandwebsite,andimproveditsworkincollectingcluesandprotectingwhistleblowersandwitnesses,hesaid.

Anationaldatabaseofbriberycaseshasbeenestablishedandmorethan2millionsearcheswereconducted,accordingtoCao.

Thisyear,prosecutorswillcontinuetopayattentiontograftcaseswhichharmpublicinterests,Caosaid.

Thetopprocuratoralsowarnedofoutstandingproblemsintheworkofprosecutors.

ThisyeartheSPPwillworktocurbcorruptionandmisconductamongprosecutorsandtightensupervisiononseniorofficersofprocuratorates,hesaid.

Treepainterbrightenshazycity

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InChina,theartof"shudonghua",orpaintingthebarepartsoftrees,iscreatingquiteabuzzintheblogosphere.InShijiazhuang,thecapitalofHebeiProvince,ayoungartstudentisusingthetechniquetolivenupthelocalscenery.ShehopestocreatesomepositivevibesinoneofChina’ssmoggiestcities.

JiuzhongStreetusedtobenodifferentthananyotherstreetinShijiazhuang.Now,ithasasplashofcolor.

AseniormajoringinVisualArtsattheDalianUniversityofTechnology,WangYuebeganpaintingtreesherelastJanuary.Atthattime,Shijiazhuang,likemanyothercitiesineasternChina,wascoveredinthicksmog.The23-year-oldsaysshewaslookingforawaytotakepeople’smindsoffthegreysky.

WangYue,ArtStudent,said,"Ithoughtthesebareareasofthetreeswerenotpretty.Iwantedtobeautifythem,todecoratethetreesandthestreetitself,andmakepeoplehappywhentheypassby.Ialsowanttobringarttopeople."

ThesubjectsofWang’screationsrangefrompandastowhitecats,manyofwhichcanbeseenalongthetreetrunksliningtheStreet.Itusuallytakesheraroundfourhourstofinishapainting,applyingonelayerafteranother.

Wang’spaintingsdrawcrowdsofonlookersanxioustosnapphotosoftheyoungartistatwork.Somepassers-bythinkhercreationsarewelcomeadditionstothecity.

DongYi,60-Year-OldResident,said,"IfIlookatthesky,I’mdefinitelyinabadmood.ButifIlookatherpaintings,Ifeelmuchhappier.SoIlookforwardtoseeingmoreworkslikethis."

LocalenvironmentalauthoritiessayWang’spaintingsdonotharmthetrees.Asafinalstep,shespraysaclearaerosoloverthepaintingstoprotectthemfromtheelementsandmaintaintheircolor.Wangsayshermainmotivationistoraiseenvironmentalawareness.

WangYue,ArtStudent,said,"Ijusthopethatpeoplewillprotectandtreasurenatureafterseeingmypaintings,whichareallnaturalcreations.Also,Ihopepeoplewillbehappier,andnotbedepressedbythesmoggyweather."

Wangisduetoattendgraduateschoollaterthisyear.Sheplanstostudymodernartandcontinueherpursuitofpainting.

RussianhandicraftsseriesPart2:

Nestingdoll

Thenestingdoll,alsoknownasmatryoshka,isafamousSymbolofRussia.Manymayknowtheirimage,butfewknowthestory.

WangYing,inMoscow,said,"MatryoshkaisaRussianwordthat'straveledaroundtheworld.Born120yearsagointhisyellowbuildinginthecenterofMoscow,matryoshkaarenotjusttoys,butimportantsymbolsofRussiaitself."

StorybehindtheiconicRussiandoll

TheownerofthisestatewasSavaMamontov-anindustrialistandpatronofthearts.Nowadays,thebuildinghasbeenturnedintoamatryoshkamuseum.Thoughmanytraditionalhandicraftsdon’thaveanexactbirthday,thisoneisdifferent.

IrinaChertovich,thedirectorofMuseumofMatryoshka,said,“Therearetwoversionsofthecreationstoryofmatryoshka.ThefirstisthatitoriginatedfromtheJapanesepuppet'SevenLuckyGods',andthesecondisthatit'sfromtheEasterEgg.Thematryoshkawasbornin1898.”

Thefirstversionismorecommonlyaccepted.It'ssaidthatartistSergeiMaliutin,patronizedbyaMr.Mamontov,wasintriguedbytheJapanesedollsinMamontov’shouse.Sohedeci