Swat the 'flies' dead while caging the 'big tigers'

Do you think a fly is less threatening than a tiger? That could be true, if we are talking about creatures in nature and not Chinese bureaucrats.

In China, many "flies", political jargon for corrupt low-ranking officials, have grown bigger than the tigers by feeding on illicit funds.

A former official in charge of the water supply in Beidaihe district in Hebei province was reported last week to have stashed away 120 million yuan ($19.5 million) in cash and 37 kilograms of gold. If that cash were all in 100 yuan notes, it would weigh 1.38 metric tons.