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4,000 PLA officers set for audit by end of 2010
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-02-01 08:35
China will audit more than 4,000 military officers during the 11th Five-Year
Programme (2006-10) to ensure the efficient use of military expenses, a senior
military officer said.
Among these officers, more than 100 will be army commanders or above, said
Liao Xilong, a member of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party
of China.
"We will make it our priority to audit those taking charge of military
expenses, officers whom people complain about, those likely to be promoted and
those set to retire," said Liao, who is also the director of the General
Logistics Department of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
"We will apply the audit results to the evaluation of the military officers."
China will strengthen its auditing of projects relating to armaments and
military expenditures to improve its management of the army and the
anti-corruption and Party building drives, Liao said.
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Two Chinese navy ships take part in a joint
maritime exercise between China and India in the northern area of the
Indian Ocean December 1, 2005. [newsphoto]
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Starting from last year, China began to audit all military officers with the
rank of lieutenant colonel or higher who are in charge of army finance work,
according to a regulation issued by the PLA in 2004. The rule requires senior
military officers be audited when they have held a post for two years, are a
candidate to leave the post or are being evaluated.
The audits will cover annual budgets, accounting work, revenue, expenses,
assets and debts.
The audit work has succeeded in standardizing and raising the efficiency of
military expenditures, the PLA said.
During the 10th Five-Year Plan (2001-05) period, the country audited 77,000
military institutions and projects and 7,890 military officers, bringing about
direct economic benefits worth 6.8 billion yuan (US$840 million).
Key projects, such as the aid the Chinese army provided to countries
suffering from the Indian Ocean tsunami and expenditures on the joint military
drill with Russia, have all been audited.
In the next five years, the PLA audit office will also improve auditing of
engineering projects and stored materials for preparedness against war and
equipment auditing.
The Chinese PLA Audit Office will review all large engineering projects with
investment above 100 million yuan (US$12.3 million) while leaving smaller
projects to audit departments of military area commands across the country and
various military forces.
China practises a State-wide ordering system to guarantee the procurement and
provision of weapons, equipment and military materials. The General Armaments
Department is responsible for procuring weaponry and equipment, and the General
Logistics Department is in charge of procuring military materials. According to
the white paper on China's national defence in 2004, the management of China's
defence funds has become more transparent and standardized.
(China Daily 02/01/2006 page1)
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