Recovery of fugitives' illegal assets is focus of new initiative

In a new focus in the hunt for corrupt officials who have fled overseas, police will not only bring fugitives back to China to face justice, but will also emphasize recovering their ill-gotten assets, the Ministry of Public Security said.

While the previous priority was collecting evidence in overseas manhunts, the recovery of assets acquired illegally in China will be a new anti-corruption initiative in the coming months, said a senior official at the ministry who requested anonymity.

As part of the new initiative, public security authorities will work closely with People's Bank of China, particularly the division that cracks down on money laundering, the official said.