Anti-graft efforts important for the world

During the previous five years, the country has made notable changes in its anti-graft campaign and is now setting up a national supervisory commission to oversee all officials exercising public power in accordance with the law.

The deputies to the National People's Congress, the highest lawmaking body, are expected to review and vote on the adoption of a series of amendments to the Constitution at the annual session, which began on Monday.

The proposal to establish a national supervisory commission was included on the agenda.

China has focused its anti-corruption efforts on identifying, prosecuting and punishing the corrupt. "This is a complex and hard task because of the size of the country, the diversity and the different levels of government," Salas said.

Salas said China should continuously focus on prevention mechanisms, sanctioning the corrupt, ethics and education to change the mindset and practices of younger generations.

He believes China has the potential to implement a successful anti-corruption strategy because there is the political will at the highest levels and the institutional strength to achieve it.

"We have found out through our years of experience and studies that one of the most important factors to curb corruption is the strength of institutions," Salas said.

Wu Nian contributed to this story.