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Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng Attends the Ninth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption

2021-12-14 23:00

On December 13, 2021, the Ninth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption was inaugurated in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng attended the meeting via video link and accepted an interview.

Noting that 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Xie Feng said, the Party has gone through an extraordinary journey of social revolution and advanced its self-reform of eliminating vice and exalting virtue over the past century. The CPC remains committed to combating corruption. In particular, since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has incorporated full and rigorous self-governance into its comprehensive strategy, insisted that no place is out of bounds, no ground is left unturned, and no tolerance is shown in the fight against corruption, and taken firm actions to "take out tigers", "swat flies", and "hunt down foxes", gaining wholehearted and extensive support from the Chinese people. By keeping the "rigorous" atmosphere and the strong force of "punishment" after the 19th CPC National Congress, the Party has achieved an overwhelming victory in the fight against corruption, and this has been consolidated across the board. Through revolutionary tempering, our Party has grown stronger, and the political foundation for long-term governance has become firmer. Thinking and acting under the guidance of the rule of law, the Party has made integrated efforts to see that officials do not have the opportunity, desire, or audacity to engage in corruption. The Party has deepened the reform of the discipline inspection and supervision system, set up supervisory commissions across all levels, and put in place a centralized and unified, authoritative and effective oversight system with full coverage. China has already become a banner for the anti-corruption campaign of the international community, and a growing number of countries have drawn references from China's anti-corruption achievements and experience.

Xie Feng said, the sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee made a full and systematic review of the Party's major achievements and historical experience over the past century. Among them, the CPC must uphold the point of exercising full and rigorous self-governance and remaining committed to self-reform in the thorough review over the long term, which represents valuable experience for the Party to preserve its advanced nature and integrity. The sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee also dealt with the Second Centenary Goal of building China into a great modern socialist country by 2049, a year marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. To this end, all Party members must continue to advance the great new project of Party building in the new era, exercise full and rigorous self-governance, remain committed to improving Party conduct, upholding integrity, and combating corruption, and resolutely overcome the dangers of succumbing to inaction and corruption. This is the solemn commitment by the CPC and also a solemn announcement by China to firmly participate in and support the global fight against corruption.

Xie Feng said, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the restoration of China's lawful seat in the United Nations (UN). China was the first country to put its signature on the UN Charter and also among the first group of countries to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). China has involved itself actively in and contributed to global anti-corruption governance, firmly upholding the central role of the UN in global anti-corruption governance, firmly supporting the role of the UNCAC as the main channel in global anti-corruption governance, earnestly fulfilling its obligations under the UNCAC, and actively supporting the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in performing its duties. China has signed a number of cooperation agreements with the UNODC, including the joint building of a global anti-corruption law enforcement cooperation network and the Silk Road Economic Belt Anti-corruption Project. China has also promoted the adoption of the Beijing Declaration on Fighting Corruption by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and of the High-Level Principles on Cooperation on Persons Sought for Corruption and Asset Recovery by the G20, launched the Beijing Initiative for the Clean Silk Road, deeply advanced the Belt and Road integrity building, and established good cooperative relations with many countries, which yielded positive results.

Xie Feng said, in June this year, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC Comrade Zhao Leji attended a special session of the United Nations General Assembly on challenges and measures to prevent and combat corruption, and made a four-point proposal on international cooperation against corruption on behalf of China: first, upholding fairness and justice, praising virtue and punishing vice; second, respecting differences, and promoting equality and mutual learning; third, pursuing mutually-beneficial cooperation through extensive consultation and joint contribution; fourth, honoring commitments and putting action first. This four-point proposal reflects the common interests and aspirations of all parties, especially developing countries, and has received positive response and support from the international community.

Xie Feng stressed, a certain country never examines itself but points the finger at other countries although it lets its own money politics go unchallenged and its politicians are constantly involved in corruption scandals. China resolutely opposes turning the corruption problem into a convenient tool in the name of "anti-corruption" but actually interfering in the internal affairs of other countries; resolutely opposes the attempts to draw ideological lines in the name of "democracy" but actually ganging up to form exclusive blocs; resolutely opposes the long-arm jurisdiction in the name of "rule of law" but actually trampling upon the international law. China once again urges the country concerned to keep its anti-corruption commitments, fulfill its obligations under the UNCAC, stop harboring corruption crimes, stop lusting for ill-gotten gains, and stop becoming "havens" for corrupt officials.

Xie Feng concluded by saying that combating corruption is a common task for all countries. Under the guidance of the four-point proposal on international cooperation against corruption, China is willing to work with all parties to earnestly perform the obligations of the UNCAC, strengthen coordination and cooperation, contribute Chinese solutions and strength to global anti-corruption governance, and contribute to the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

The UNCAC was adopted in October 2003 and entered into force in December 2005. China ratified it in October 2005.

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