Effective supervision needed throughout the system to ensure those invested with power do not abuse it

The 18th Party Congress emphasized to an unprecedented extent the importance of fighting corruption. The concluding report pointed out that, "the problem (of corruption), if not well solved, might cause fatal damage to the Party, even lead to its downfall".

An anti-corruption campaign was launched soon after the congress, and the fall of several ministerial-level officials, some of whom were investigated after tip-offs from the public, has raised expectations of cleaner officialdom.