This summer, China launched operation “Fox Hunt” to go after corrupt officials who have fled overseas. On Monday, China’s Ministry of Public Security reported on the successes of this program.
As reported by Xinhua, Vice Minister of Public Security Liu Jinguo, who heads the “Fox Hunt 2014” leading small group, provided a number of statistics on the campaign. According to Liu, in the four months since its unveiling, China’s “Fox Hunt” has resulted in the arrests of 288 suspects who had fled to 56 different countries, including the U.S., Canada, Spain, South Korea, Japan, Argentina, Nigeria, and South Africa. Of those 288 suspects, 126 surrendered themselves to authorities and 21 had fled overseas more than 10 years ago.
The announcement about “Fox Hunt 2014” is the latest sign that anti-corruption is no longer simply a domestic problem for Beijing. Rather, the fight against corruption has become a key part of China’s diplomatic efforts as well, including at the recent APEC summit in Beijing. In the run-up to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, China made it clear that multilateral anti-corruption cooperation efforts would be high on the agenda.
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