2017年CRI China faces chances and challenges in global anti-corruption cooperation

 

In 2014, the Beijing Declaration on Fighting Corruption² was adopted by APEC leaders, marking the first major step by Chinese authorities in the international battle to root out corruption.

Since then, a series of additional steps have been made.

Following the G20 Summit in Hangzhou this past year, China established a research Centre on anti-corruption, fugitive³ repatriation⁴ and asset recovery in Beijing.

Its goal is to give G20 member countries a platform to share their experiences and provide intellectual support to an expanding campaign to track down corrupt¹ Chinese officials abroad.

Liu Jianchao, director of international cooperation office of the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection⁵, says steps like this have allowed Chinese authorities to greatly-expand their reach.

"China has signed extradition⁶ treaties with 48 countries, including France, Spain, and Italy. China would like to work with the United States and some other countries to negotiate the extradition treaties on the basis of mutual⁷ respect, equality and mutual benefit which can accommodate each others' concerns. "

In concluding this past weekend's annual meeting of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Chinese anti-graft officials are suggesting the country has now become one of the leaders in the global campaign against corruption.

Kong Xinfeng, political researcher with the Chinese Academy of Governance, says the continued fight against corruption is going to require global governance.

"Looking at the achievements we've reached so far, China is an advocate as well as a beneficiary, in the process of building a new pattern of global anti-graft cooperation. And China is not the only country that has benefited from this. China's experience provides a product for the international community to learn from. We hope to create a global consensus⁸ that clean politics is not just the goal of our country, but one which can work for everyone."

But in saying this, Kong Xinfeng does suggest there are a number of barriers which will need to be overcome.

"Firstly, corruption traditionally refers to acts within a sovereign state. The second barrier is cultural traditions, as people in different cultures or with different religious beliefs may perceive corruption in different ways. Thirdly, there are institutional barriers. Currently, the existing rules surrounding global anti-corruption campaigns are still loose, and lack a unified⁹ convention that can overcome ideological¹⁰ bias¹¹."

Official figures show that from 2014 to 2016, China has repatriated¹² around 26-hundred fugitives¹³ from more than 70 different countries.

1 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

2 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

3 fugitive   

adj.逃亡的，易逝的；n.逃犯，逃亡者

参考例句：

• The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
• The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。

4 repatriation   

n.遣送回国，归国

参考例句：

• The Volrep programme is the preferred means of repatriation. 政府认为自愿遣返计划的遣返方法较为可取。 来自互联网
• Arrange the cargo claiming and maritime affairs,crews repatriation,medical treatment,traveling so on. （六）洽办货物理赔，船舶海事处理，办理船员遣返，就医，旅游等。 来自互联网

5 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

6 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

7 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

8 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

9 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

10 ideological   

a.意识形态的

参考例句：

• He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
• He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。

11 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

12 repatriated   

v.把（某人）遣送回国，遣返( repatriate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The refugees were forcibly repatriated. 难民被强制遣送回国。
• Ancient artworks were repatriated from the US to Greece. 古代艺术品从美国遣送回希腊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 fugitives   

n.亡命者，逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Three fugitives from the prison are still at large. 三名逃犯仍然未被抓获。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Members of the provisional government were prisoners or fugitives. 临时政府的成员或被捕或逃亡。 来自演讲部分