The pursuit and escape will never stop! The semi annual report on fugitive and stolen goods has issued a strong signal, stating that "there is still one person at large who is cooperating | International | Signal"

Recently, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission released a semi annual report on the recovery of fugitives and stolen goods: from January to June this year, a total of 582 fugitives were recovered nationwide, including 25 "Red Cross personnel" and 1 "100 Red Cross personnel", with a total amount of approximately 1.932 billion yuan recovered.This reflects the new progress and achievements made in the continuous implementation of the "Skynet Action" and the integrated promotion of pursuit, prevention, and recovery of stolen goods.

The fight against corruption must coordinate both international and domestic battlefields, deepen international cooperation against corruption, pursue every escape, and let those who have already fled have nowhere to hide, and let those who attempt to escape lose their illusions. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasizes "deepening international cooperation against corruption and building an integrated mechanism for pursuing fugitives, preventing fugitives, and recovering stolen goods.". The Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection made further arrangements on this matter. In March of this year, the "Skynet 2023" campaign was launched, with multiple special actions taking place simultaneously. The disciplinary inspection and supervision organs shall implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the deployment of the Second Plenary Session of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, weave a dense network of cooperation in pursuing fugitives, play a good role in pursuing stolen goods, and build a strong "safety dam" for preventing fugitives. They shall build a mechanism for pursuing fugitives, preventing fugitives, and recovering stolen goods, and promote the new era and new journey of pursuing fugitives and recovering stolen goods towards a solid direction of high-quality development.

Continuously maintain a high-pressure situation of pursuing fugitives and recovering stolen goods. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has always maintained a clear stance, firm attitude, decisive actions, and effective measures towards the recovery of corrupt elements who have fled the country. The high-pressure situation remains consistent and strict. At present, the international anti-corruption pursuit of fugitives and stolen goods has entered a difficult period and deep waters, and many fugitive cases are difficult cases with long time spans and high work difficulty. The disciplinary inspection and supervision organs have focused on the "100 Red Cross personnel" who have not been brought to justice and the newly added fugitives in recent years. They have accurately formulated strategies, strengthened case studies, continuously expanded their achievements, and tackled many difficult "hard bones". Since the beginning of this year, Guo Jiefang, a "hundred Red Cross personnel" who have been fleeing for 23 years, has returned to China to surrender, and Guo Qigang, the former Party Secretary of Guotou Electric Power Company who fled in 2019, has returned to China to surrender, all of which are examples. These fully demonstrate that "there is still one person on the run, and the pursuit and escape will never stop" is not an empty statement. No matter where and how far corrupt elements flee, they will inevitably be brought to justice.

Further increase the efforts to recover stolen goods, and individuals must be brought to justice and the stolen funds must be recovered in full. The Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection emphasized the need to strengthen the crackdown and punishment on corruption and money laundering activities, and to fully recover overseas stolen funds. In the pursuit and recovery of Guo Jiefang, not only was she urged to return to China and surrender, but the relevant stolen funds involved in the case have also been recovered in accordance with the law; In the case of Wang Dongsheng, former director of the Highway Bureau in Yantai City, Shandong Province, the investigating authority lawfully froze and recovered his property involved in the case; Feng Weihua, a member of the "Red Cross" personnel, was subjected to the procedure of confiscating illegal gains, with a value of nearly 400 million yuan confiscated in accordance with the law. Various levels of fugitive and recovery departments continue to increase their efforts in recovering stolen funds, strengthen the crackdown on corruption and money laundering, cut off channels for illegal fund outflow, and focus on solving difficulties such as asset search, freezing, confiscation, and return. Multiple measures and approaches should be taken, and all fugitives and corrupt elements should be pursued and returned to the warehouse. We will never allow them to squander their unjust wealth overseas.

Adhere to and deepen the rule of law thinking and legal approach in pursuing fugitives and recovering stolen goods. Adhering to the rule of law thinking and methods, strictly following regulations and laws to pursue fugitives and recover stolen goods, is an inevitable requirement for promoting the high-quality development of the work of pursuing fugitives and recovering stolen goods. The investigating authorities fully utilize international rules and domestic laws to deepen international judicial law enforcement cooperation against corruption. Li Xi'an, the former director of the Xi'an Municipal Food Bureau in Shaanxi Province, was arrested, and Lin Zhifang, the person involved in the duty crime, and Wu and Feng, the duty suspect, were sent back to the country successively, which fully reflects the growing maturity of the rule of law in pursuit of fugitives. The Foreign Relations Law of the People's Republic of China, which came into effect on July 1st, provides clear provisions for "deepening and expanding the mechanism of foreign law enforcement cooperation, improving the judicial assistance system and mechanism," and "strengthening international cooperation in combating transnational crime and corruption," providing another important legal guarantee for China to carry out international cooperation in anti-corruption and fugitive justice. The anti-corruption and foreign-related "legal network" is becoming increasingly dense, and the level of standardization, rule of law, and regularization in the pursuit of fugitives and stolen goods is constantly improving. No fugitive corrupt element should imagine being able to escape justice.

The international pursuit of fugitives and stolen goods in the fight against corruption is an important component of the comprehensive strict governance of the Party and the fight against corruption. The comprehensive and strict governance of the Party will always be on the way, and the international anti-corruption efforts to pursue fugitives and loot will also always be on the way. The semi annual report is both a result and an incentive. We must adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, maintain strategic composure, strengthen confidence and determination, dare to fight and be good at fighting, deepen the use of valuable experience accumulated in the work of tracing fugitives and recovering stolen goods, innovate methods and overcome difficulties, continuously deepen the work of tracing fugitives and recovering stolen goods, continuously improve the governance efficiency in the field of tracing fugitives and recovering stolen goods, provide strong support for winning the long-term battle against corruption, and promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to develop in depth.