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More officials probed for graft

Documents from the Supreme People's Procuratorate show that Zhou helped those who bribed him in the bidding process for projects, as well as granting them favorable land rights, from 2003 to 2006.

His wife managed to obtain a US green card by 2006.

In a case in April, Wang Guoqiang, former Party chief of Fengcheng, Liaoning province, fled to the US after transferring property valued at 200 million yuan, according to the provincial commission for discipline inspection.

Media reported that Wang's daughter had been studying in the US and Wang got a passport and visa to attend his daughter's graduation ceremony. He fled the country in April with his wife.

Song said that crimes involving bribery are becoming increasingly well concealed behind layers of what might appear, at first glance, as legitimate transactions.

"Bribes are offered in various ways, such as consultant fees, investment, shares, dividends, or sponsoring children studying abroad," he said.

Song also said that those receiving the bribes are seeking not just quick money but a life-changing amount.

Given the immense harm that these crimes can do to society, the top procuratorate has made huge efforts to tackle them, especially in areas where livelihood issues are at stake, such as house demolition, social security, education and healthcare.

Prosecutors across the country have, since last year, examined and assessed 1,207 major construction programs to make sure corruption did not occur, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate.