The economy in Liaoning province is growing again this year after a crackdown on political corruption - including electoral bribery - which has improved the business climate, according to high-ranking officials.

After a year of decline, the GDP of Liaoning grew by 3 percent from January to September, said Li Xi, Liaoning's Party secretary and a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, during a panel discussion on Thursday. Fiscal revenue increased by 8.3 percent in the period, he said.

Last year, the province made headlines around the country as its economy declined by 2.6 percent year-on-year. It was also criticized for electoral fraud in connection with a leadership change in the Standing Committee of Liaoning Committee of the CPC in 2011 and the election of deputies to the National People's Congress in 2013.