Beijing will recruit anti-graft experts

China plans to recruit dozens of experts and professionals who specialize in anti-graft studies from G20 member countries to help curb cross-border corruption, according to a Beijing-based G20 research center.

"We'll invite them as visiting scholars to work in the center for several months conducting joint research on transnational corruption crime, including how to hunt down fugitives and confiscate illicit assets," said Huang Feng, director of the Research Center on Cooperat ion Regarding Persons Sought for Corruption and Asset Recovery in G20 Member States. He spoke to China Daily on Wednesday.

Huang said Chinese and foreign experts will "share academic achievements and compare domestic and foreign laws and legal procedures for confiscation of illegal assets, extradition and judicial assistance, as well as analyzing some typical cases" to help solve practical problems.