Officials' inertia intolerable

In a recent meeting with officials from three northeastern provinces, Premier Li Keqiang once again criticized the low efficiency of some officials and vowed to put an accountability system in place.

This is the third time that Li has openly lashed out at the inertia of officials. At a February State Council meeting and in his Government Work Report delivered to the full session of the National People's Congress, Li also vowed to expose officials with a passive attitude toward their work.

Low efficiency and inertia, a result of the country's incomplete fight against corruption, will obstruct the government's efforts to deepen reforms, seriously affect the efficiency of reforms and damage its credibility.