China’s Anti-Graft Agency Promises More Transparency With Caveats
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China’s powerful anti-corruption super-agency issued new regulations Tuesday promising to lift the veil on some of its internal operations, a move aimed at institutionalizing a crackdown that has swept through the Communist Party and private sector for more than a decade.
The National Supervisory Commission, created in 2018 to merge party and state oversight functions, released the Regulations on the Disclosure of Supervisory Work Information. The rules, which take effect March 1, mandate the publication of organizational structures, certain case details, and procedural guidelines.
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- China’s National Supervisory Commission issued new transparency regulations effective March 1, 2024, mandating disclosure of organizational structures, case details, and procedures.
- The regulations require annual public reporting, publish legal bases for actions, and involve “special supervisors” to oversee transparency but still restrict information deemed secret or sensitive.
- Violations of disclosure rules may result in sanctions or criminal penalties, marking a shift toward greater but controlled openness in China’s anti-corruption system.
- 2018：
- The National Supervisory Commission was created to merge party and state oversight functions, and the Supervision Law was implemented.
- After 2018：
- Only two major regulatory frameworks have been released by the National Supervisory Commission since the Supervision Law took effect.
- January 20, 2026：
- China’s National Supervisory Commission issued new regulations aimed at increasing transparency, named the Regulations on the Disclosure of Supervisory Work Information.
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