'Flies' as harmful as 'tigers' to the nation

The crackdown on corruption and the abuse of power by lower level and junior officials who grab the interests of rural villagers or urban residents will be intensified, as part of the deepening of the anti-graft fight in 2015.

Uncovering high-level corrupt officials, or "tigers", such as Zhou Yongkang, a former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, and dozens of ranking officials above the level of vice-minister, is encouraging. Yet, there is still a long way to go in clearing up all the lower level corrupt elements known as "flies" before clean and honest governance can be established.

These "flies" are great in number and the harm they have been doing to both the country and the ruling Party is no less than the "tigers". The "flies" often have appetites as big as the "tigers", and they will grab every opportunity they can to transfer public money into their own pockets.