Scholars air views on anti-corruption in Beijing
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World renowned scholars, government officials and prominent political figures shared their views on clean politics and dealing with corruption during panel discussions at the "The Party and World Dialogue 2015" opening in Beijing on Sept. 8. [Photo/ Zhang Zhe] |
A total of 33 scholars, government officials and prominent political figures from 18 countries aired their views on clean politics and dealing with corruption during panel discussions at the "The Party and World Dialogue 2015" opening in Beijing on Sept. 8.
The scholars, from various disciplines, discussed the root cause of corruption, the challenges facing political parties in dealing with the problem and ways to prevent or combat it according to national conditions, political culture and traditions.
Participants agreed corruption is a universal political problem. No public power is risk-free, and ruling parties especially are fighting a perpetual war against it.
Martin Jacques, a journalist and scholar, said globalization and marketization together have greatly increased the opportunities for corruption no matter whether a country has a single-party or multiparty system. Citing the global financial crisis as an example, Jacques said reducing the role of government does not reduce the corruption.
It is a systematic problem. "If China can make a very serious attempt on corruption, this will be such an important example for the rest of the world," he said.
According to Zhang Weiwei, director of the Research Center of the Chinese Development Model at Fudan University, Shanghai, a Western model cannot eradicate corruption. He cited the four Asian tigers as examples: corruption in South Korea and Taiwan copying the U.S. political system is worse than that in Hong Kong and Singapore following their own political system.
During the past two years, the anti-corruption campaign launched by the ruling Communist Party of China has markedly improved the domestic political ecology and gained recognition nationwide. He suggested China develop its own mechanism and pattern in curbing corruption and warned the country that money lobbying and political donations that are legal in the West should be regarded as corruption and prevented in China.
Pierre Defraigne, executive director of the Madariaga-College of Europe Foundation in Belgium, agreed with Zhang's view, saying that not only the U.S., but also the Europe face the challenge of how to balance politics and the market, and to balance various interests and justice. He called for global joint efforts to establish a mechanism to solve the problem.
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