More than 8,000 ranking Chinese officials forced to quit business posts
More than 8,000 ranking Chinese officials have been forced to quit their part-time business jobs as the country continues its struggle against graft, state media said.
The officials have left their lucrative posts over concerns that their active role in commerce would lead them to interfere in the market and discriminate against rival companies, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Another argument often put forward is that officials do not have time to tend to their responsibilities if they also have a business to look after.
The change is the result of a document published by the government early in the year demanding that more be done to separate officialdom from business.
Previous campaigns have seen the armed forces, the paramilitary police and other government agencies cut their ties to business.
中国8,000余名领导干部辞去企业兼职
新华社报道, 全国县处级以上党政领导干部在企业兼职清理工作日前基本完成, 共有8,000余名县处级以上党政领导干部辞去或被免去所兼职务。
报道指出, 党政领导干部兼任企业负责人不仅影响市场主体的公平竞争, 同时还容易滋生官员腐败行为。
