Fight corruption with more zeal

A comment on Southern Weekly expressed concern about preventing abuse of power to seek monetary gain, (excerpts below).

At a recent launch for his book, 83-year-old Wu Jinglian, a key participant in reform, said: "There is still a long way ahead for China's reform."

"The true danger lies in the fact that power is accumulating wealth at an unprecedented rate".

He added that such a phenomenon is directly against the logic of a market economy.

He has a point. Ever since market reform started in the 1980s, some people in high positions have been trying to enrich themselves.

Of course, power is not born evil, but it does need to be regulated.

We need to protect people's right against abuse of power. It is the people's right to get rich by honest labor through the market, and the State needs to offer them a fair chance and opportunities.

Regulating power and protecting the public interest are urgent tasks and they must both be ensured if reform is to thrive.