Billions in public funds recovered

100,000 audits by spending watchdog lead to action against 321 officials

The top spending watchdog has recovered more than 380 billion yuan ($58.6 billion) of public money in the first 11 months of this year, as the country steps up efforts to root out corruption and curb irregularities in public spending.

During the annual work meeting of the National Audit Office, Liu Jiayi, head of the office, said 100,000 entities across the country had been audited from January to November.