China starts new round of disciplinary inspection on central Party, gov't organs

Fifteen teams of disciplinary inspectors have been dispatched to 35 central Party and government organs as of Saturday afternoon, according to an official statement.

The fifth round of routine disciplinary inspections, launched by the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, targets the Party organizations of the 35 central Party and state institutions, including the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ministry of Emergency Management, according to the statement.

The inspection teams will be stationed at the units assigned to them for two months and will handle public tip-offs regarding discipline violations of Party cadres.