CHINA AND USA PLEDGE TOUGH ACTION ON CORRUPTION AT APEC MEETING
November 1st, 2014
China, other Asian and Pacific nations, and the USA have promised a new crackdown on corruption, including through fresh measures. The APEC, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, summit in China ended Monday (Nov10) with a commitment to strengthen cooperation and coordination on repatriation or extradition of corrupt officials, as well as confiscation and recovery of corruption proceeds.The post-meeting leaders declaration said: “We commit to work together against corruption and deny safe haven for corrupt officials and their illicitly-acquired assets. We are ...
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