System to rein in power

The case of Qiu He, former deputy Party chief of Yunnan province, is yet to be fully disclosed, but the use of such wordings as "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the top watchdog surely means the fall of the once-popular political figure.

The announcement of the investigation into Qiu surprised many people, given that he had previously been viewed as a "capable official", who boldly pioneered reforms his colleagues lacked the courage to do.

Before Qiu's downfall was announced, people who had benefited from his working style expressed their good opinions of him. Not many people could imagine that such a "good" official would be implicated in power-for-money deals and transferring of interests like other corrupt officials.