China plans to audit more than 4,000 military officers for the
efficient use of its military expenses in the next five years, a
senior military officer said last Thursday.
Among the 4,000-plus military officers, more than 100 will be
army commanders or above, said Liao Xilong, member of the Central Military
Commission and director of the General Logistics Department of the
People's Liberation Army.
"We will make it our priority to audit those taking charge of
military expenses, officers whom people complain about, those
likely to be promoted and those planning to retire," he said.
"The audit results will be applied to the evaluation of the
military officers," Liao added.
Meanwhile, China will strengthen its audit of projects relating
to armaments and military expenditure aiming at scientific
management of the army and the anti-corruption and Party building
drive, Liao stressed.
In the 10th Five-Year Plan period (2001-2005), China audited
77,000 military institutions and projects and 7,890 military
officers, recovering some 6.8 billion yuan (US$850 million) of
misused funds.
(Xinhua News Agency January 30, 2006)