Poverty funds facing stiffer supervision

Prosecuting authority expands efforts to stop embezzlement of money meant to help poor

China's top prosecuting authority said it will build on its recent success in the fight against corruption in poverty alleviation by setting up inspection stations in rural areas.

When poverty alleviation was highlighted by the country's central leadership in October and noted in China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), the fight against graft in this field became a priority for prosecuting bodies at all levels, Wang Songmiao, spokesman for the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said on Thursday.