Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held his first-ever online chat with web users around the world. One hour before the live web chat, more than 38 thousand questions had been posted on the online forum, covering anything from employment to health care and everything in between.
The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Ministry of Supervision have launched a new anti-corruption website. www.12388.gov.cn. 12388 is the anti-corruption hotline number released last year. Using the number for the website makes it easier to remember.
A system of supervision is essential to a country. And one of its key tasks is to keep the leadership free of corruption.The Minister of China´s Supervision Ministry, Ma Wen, talks about the Ministry´s anti-corruption campaigns.
The current Law on State Compensation stipulates victims need to obtain confirmation of tort from certain governmental bodies to enter restitution procedures. The draft amendment cancelled this prerequisite.
The draft amendment of the Law on State Compensation offers new hope for a young man who spent 13 years in jail on false robbery charges. Though he was eventually cleared, he´s still waiting to apply for state compensation.
The law, with equal importance with another civil rights law, the Property Law, was endorsed by the National People´s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee. It takes effect next July.