How to Fight China's Corruption Cancer

A new resolve to crack down on corruption is in the air. Since the Communist Party's 18th National Congress, a number of senior officials have been accused of graft and sacked. This includes the Sichuan deputy party secretary, Li Chuncheng, who was promoted only last month to be a non-voting member of the party's Central Committee. An anti-corruption campaign led by Web users is also gaining support. The government's zero-tolerance attitude is winning praise, and it should seize the momentum to systematize its clean-up.