The end of the year is approaching, and the Chinese government has been giving updates and outlining the latest progress in its drive to eradicate corruption, in all areas of government and public administration.

On Friday, deputy secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Chen Wenqing, spoke in an online streamed interview, giving the reasons and details behind a recent move by the watchdog to establish offices inside seven top Party and government departments.

The Discipline Inspection Commission will now have a presence at the very heart of government within the CPC Central Committee's General Office, the CPC's Organization Department, its Publicity Department, the United Front Work Department, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the General office of the State Council.

Chen says it's a step up in the ongoing campaign to monitor ALL aspects of government at ALL levels. He also talked about how discipline, rules and regulations are enforced within the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection itself.

"All our supervisors must first accept supervision themselves. That's why the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has now created the office of Supervision of Discipline Inspectors. It’s barely a year since the establishment of the office, and already 3 of our staff have been investigated and handed over to the legal system. And those who fail to carry out their work properly and fail to uncover cases of serious corruption will also be held responsible for their dereliction of duty," Chen says.

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