welcome your supervision, please report truthfully

[Randy W]

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Shortcuts to fighting corruption

 

from the Global Times

 

In theory, the online process for Han and many others seeking to report corruption became easier on Friday, with the addition of a link to report corruption on China's major online news portals.

The hyperlink, which says "welcome your supervision, please report truthfully," has been placed on mainstream news websites such as xinhuanet.com, people.com.cn, qq.com and sina.com.cn.

However, as yet, what happens after people submit their complaints remains shrouded in mystery, prompting some veteran whistle-blowers to question whether the new links are much more than a makeover that would require real transparency to be useful.

Behind the link

After clicking on the link and accepting the terms of use, whistle-blowers are directed to a page listing the graft reporting sites of five government agencies - the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Central Organization Department (COD) of the CPC Central Committee, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Supreme People's Court and the Ministry of Land and Resources.