Latest anti-graft campaign focuses on organized crime

A change of emphasis has snared criminals and corrupt officials, and promoted a stronger sense of public security, experts say. Zhang Yi reports.

From January to the end of November last year, police nationwide cracked down on 1,082 mafia-style criminal gangs and confiscated 1,620 guns as part of an ongoing campaign against organized crime, which is designed to improve the public's sense of security.

Over the same period, about 14,000 people were convicted of gang-related crimes and 18,000 involved in organized crime turned themselves in to police, according to the office leading the crackdown.