Nearly 3,900 fugitives nabbed in 5 years

China has captured 3,866 economic fugitives, including 756 corrupt officials, from more than 90 countries and regions since March 2013, when the country launched a campaign to hunt fugitives globally, a report released on Friday says.

During the same period, a total of 9.62 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) of illicit money has been retraced, according to a bluebook on China's anti-corruption efforts released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Researchers also suggested that discipline watchdogs and law enforcement agencies use more open channels to fight corruption and reward people who report graft. For example, WeChat accounts or mobile apps could be used to publicize fugitives' identity and asset information to encourage the public, whether in China or abroad, to report information.