The Ministry of Public Security has launched a new round of its campaign code-named "Fox Hunt 2015" to track down corrupt Chinese officials who are still at large overseas and confiscate their ill-gotten assets, the ministry said on Tuesday.

The special action starts on Wednesday and will last until the end of December, according to the ministry.

"As part of the 'Skynet' action to fight corruption, we will focus on nabbing corrupt officials or suspects with duty-related crimes who fled to major Western countries, including the US, Canada and Australia," said a statement by the ministry.