Five dozen luxury hotels in Beijing lost money in the past few years as tough policies and regulations took effect against government corruption and waste of public funds, an insider from the capital's tourism authority said during the annual legislative session.
Corruption is a cancer in the body of the economy because it makes good policies ineffective and serves the privileged class at the cost of those without power.
The government's anti-corruption campaign has been underway for two years now, and while many support the move, others complain that the process has taken too long and hasn't gone far enough.
China's commitment to purging corruption did not cease when the country's political high season began this month.
A lawmaker and a political advisor in south China's Guangdong Province are under investigation for suspected "serious discipline violations".
Writer Ling Jiefang, better known by his pen name February River, has a large number of readers and fans. Among them is Wang Qishan, head of the top anti-graft watchdog.
Shanxi province will pay attention to investigating more graft cases in the selection of new government officials and curb corruption at its root.
Party chief and President Xi Jinping pledges to clear up two kinds of pollution — political and environmental — that have caused most concern.
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