Audit Office conference the first to go live online
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One netizen commented: "I hope the audit authorities can play a more important role in fighting corruption. Many hidden corruption activities, such as bribing officials with antiques, are difficult for the Party's supervisory authorities to monitor."
Questions asked on the Web were not answered immediately, as there was no interactive process during the conference, but Liu said the audit office attaches great importance to Web users' questions and suggestions.
"Netizens showed great interest toward the online live broadcast of the conference, and we will collect their opinions and suggestions to improve the audit work in the future," he said.
More central government agencies will broadcast their Party activities live online, a publicity official from the Work Committee of Central Government Departments under the CPC Central Committee told Xinhua News Agency. The committee supervises Party organizations in these departments.
The State Administration of Work Safety will soon be the next to do so, the official said.
Liu Xiaoying, a professor in media research at the Communication University of China, said the online broadcast shows the government's determination to promote transparency.
He said the audit office's conference may not be very interesting to some netizens, but is a sign of the government's efforts to get closer to the public.
Liu said that with the number of China's Internet users passing 538 million as of June, it has become vital for the government to communicate with the people through websites.
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