Highlight - What Is the Nature of Reform of the Supervision System?

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Of all institutional reforms this year, the establishment of the National Supervision Commission, which incorporates the Ministry of Supervision and the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention, stands out. The National Supervision Commission or the NSC is now the body tasked with carrying out anti-corruption campaign at the highest level. Why was it established? What’s its importance? Robert Lawrence Kuhn spoke with Zhang Sujun, the deputy director of Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress.

Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) press buttons to vote at the closing session of the first session of the 13th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 20, 2018. The Supervision Law was adopted by China's national legislature. (Photo/ Xinhua)

“First of all, I think that the reform of the supervision system is to further strengthen the Party’s unified leadership over anti-corruption work. The original Central Commission for Discipline Inspection is under the direct leadership of the Party Central Committee and is an internal Party organization. The National Supervision Commission and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) work together. Another point is that the CCDI has a relatively limited coverage. It only covers Party members and leading cadres, and the staff of government agencies. Therefore, effectively implementing anti-corruption according to law has remained a problem to be solved, and we must further reform and promote the anti-corruption process in order to face these problems. Our reform of the supervision system serves to strengthen the Party's unified leadership.”