China's military authority on Friday ordered the country's servicemen to study a recent circular on curbing corruption within the military and disciplining corrupt army officials.
The circular, released by the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC), provided crucial guidelines to create a clean and honest army now and in the future, said a source with the General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
"It is very important for the army to retain its characteristics and nature as a people's army. Heading off corruption will lay a solid political and disciplinary foundation for the army to perform its tasks in the new century," the source said.
The department requires each army unit to draw up schemes to curb corruption.
Military disciplinary officials were also asked to enhance graft surveillance and to resolve any internal conflicts.