Details about officials

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China recently made public 10 typical cases involving violations of regulations and measures aimed at promoting frugality and checking extravagance, and extended disciplinary or administrative punishments to several violators, including Fu Xiaoguang, a senior official in Heilongjiang province.

Compared with similar earlier disclosures by the top anti-corruption watchdog, more cases were made public on this occasion and for the first time the offenders were named. This attests to the authorities' determination to get rid of long-controversial malpractices and incorrect working styles among some officials, a China Business News editorial said on Wednesday.

A month ago, Fu, along with other officials, was criticized by the Heilongjiang provincial authorities, but he was not mentioned by name. Some media expressed dissatisfaction with this, saying that criticism and oversight should not be reduced to a kind of formalism.