10,300 probed in ongoing SOE corruption crackdown

Prosecutors nationwide are taking strong measures to curb the corruption that is plaguing State-owned enterprises, a senior anti-graft official from the Supreme People's Procuratorate said.

Figures provided by the procuratorate show that, since 2013, national prosecuting departments have investigated 10,303 officials and staff members over allegations of bribery and corruption in State-owned companies.

The number accounts for 21 percent of all cases of corruption that were investigated during the period.