Watchdog pledges to intensify scrutiny

China's top anti-graft watchdog has pledged to strengthen disciplinary inspections of Party and government departments this year in the fight against corruption.

Wang Qishan, head of the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said on Tuesday that the commission will continue to carry out disciplinary inspection work this year targeting Party departments, State institutions and local governments.

Wang made there marks at a meeting called to discuss the inspection campaign, which has been launched by the commission to supervise Party and government departments in fighting corruption since the 18th Party Congress in 2012, when China's new leadership took office.