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China, US release official statement on anticorruption
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-29 15:41
China and the United States, as co-sponsors of the APEC Anti-corruption
Workshop which was held on April 24-25, 2006, have released in Beijing
Thursday the contents of a joint statement on a series of anti-corruption
issues discussed in the workshop.
According to the Official Statement of the Shanghai APEC Anti-corruption
Workshop, the workshop is an important follow-up to the commitment
expressed by Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President George W. Bush
to increase cooperation in the fight against corruption, along with the
political will manifested by APEC leaders to strengthen cooperation among
APEC economies on these important governance and integrity issues.
A total of 114 anti-corruption officials and experts from the APEC
economies, relevant international organizations and partners attended the
workshop.
Focusing on the theme of "Denial of Safe Haven: Asset Recovery and
Extradition," the participants had fruitful in-depth exchanges and
discussions to help fulfill the aspirations of APEC leaders to take
strong enforcement actions to deny safe haven to corrupt individuals and
prevent them from enjoying the proceeds of their illicit activities, said
the statement.
The participants believe, the statement said, the challenges related to
corrupt officials seeking safe haven in other jurisdictions along with
their illicitly-acquired assets remain important priorities within APEC
and strengthening international anti-corruption cooperation is critical
to effectively deny safe haven, recover assets and extradite alleged
criminals.
"Both China and the United States are ready to further anti-corruption
collaboration within the APEC framework by fighting and prosecuting
corruption, creating an honest and clean environment and promoting
enhanced economic and social development in the Asia Pacific region,"
said the statement.
Prosecuting corruption and transnational bribery and financial crimes,
deterring and preventing corruption help create a strong international
governance environment to promote greater stability, security, prosperity
and economic development, the participants held.
Participants exchanged information on anti-bribery measures, both on the
international level and within APEC economies, and agreed to work jointly
to combat bribery in international business transactions. Participants
also underscored the important links between corruption and anti-money
laundering, said the statement.
Along with the adverse impact to the development of economic growth,
corruption provides an environment for organized transnational crime and
terrorism to flourish as well as weakening critical enforcement systems
and key integrity institutions, said the statement.
According to the participants, anti-corruption cooperation under the APEC
framework by strengthening exchanges and learning from each other on the
basis of equality and mutual benefit, respecting differences and
emphasizing results should be pursued.
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