Shanxi acts to clean out corruption

Shanxi, the northern province that has witnessed some of China's worst corruption cases, has paid a heavy price in the country's far-reaching anti-graft campaign, it was revealed on Sunday.

In the past 17 months, discipline authorities have punished 31,164 government officials after investigating 28,668 cases. Thirty-four officials have been handed over to the judicial authorities to face criminal charges.

Wang Rulin, the province's top leader, revealed the figures on the sidelines of the annual NPC session in Beijing.