PLA to get sweeping audit to root out problems

The Chinese military is gearing up for a sweeping audit of its income and expenditures over the past two years in a search for financial irregularities.

The Central Military Commission announced a plan on Wednesday that is expected take a year to examine areas such as budgeting, payment vouchers, military reception expenses and unbudgeted expenditures.

President Xi Jinping, who is chairman of the Central Military Commission, approved the plan.