Nationwide system to help combat bribery

BEIJING - A national system to keep track of bribery convictions will be set up by the end of this year, said a senior official of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Individuals or companies found to have offered bribes are likely to be disqualified from bidding for other projects, said Song Hansong, director of the department of duty crime prevention of the procuratorate, in an exclusive interview with China Daily.

Cases of bribery have become increasingly rampant in recent years. In 2010, there were 3,194 suspects prosecuted of providing bribes, a 30-percent increase from the year before, Song said.