The success of the anti-graft campaign should not be judged by how many corrupt officials get their deserved punishment, but by whether we can introduce a new logic that anybody abusing power for profit has to pay for that. Prevention is more important than punishment.

Procuratorial Daily, Oct 8

Corrupt officials tend to defend the current mechanism, because its low degree of democracy and rule of law are the best means for them to seek personal gain from their power in hand. In order to break the barriers of their interests, China needs to accelerate the ongoing reform so that the principles of democracy and rule of law are firmly rooted in the political system.