Officials should not be lazy, and should be clean

The State Council, China's Cabinet, recently published the results of its second national inspection that commenced in June. In all, 59 officials in seven provinces were given disciplinary penalties for failing in their duties. Comments:

Many officials were active in promoting local development in the past because they would profit from the investment via corruption. Three years into the harsh anti-graft campaign launched by the top leadership, officials have found their channels for illicit gains cut off, so they lack the motivation to promote development. It is time to draft a new regulatory system that, while effectively curbing corruption, would also give officials better chances of promotion if they boost development and punish them if they fail in their duties.

cnhubei.com, Sept 1