Information sharing key to capturing corrupt officials

Information sharing has played a key role in bringing back corrupt officials who fled abroad to avoid trial, Ding Guping, director of the anti-corruption bureau at the Shanghai People's Procuratorate, said on Thursday.

Anti-graft officers have analyzed big data collected from various sources to learn about the movements of suspects, Ding said during a media briefing on the hunt for such fugitives since the launch of operation "Sky Net" in March last year.

Sky Net was launched by the Chinese government, aimed at tracking down corrupt officials hiding abroad and confiscating their ill-gotten assets.