Ling case shows that pledge on discipline 'is not an empty slogan'

The top leadership's announcement of the decision to prosecute Ling Jihua, a former State-level official, on corruption charges has attracted widespread attention in the Chinese media, traditional as well as online.

A commentary in the official People's Daily said on Tuesday that the decision regarding Ling showed that "the leadership's pledge about running the Party with strict discipline is not an empty slogan".

Conducting a thorough investigation of Ling's case is a significant step toward "eliminating hidden problems inside the Party, maintaining strict Party discipline and purifying Party organizations", it added.