Alan Bollard: China - China graft busters want foreign help in their "fox hunt" for corrupt officials who have fled the country and stashed their ill-gotten loot abroad, but misgivings about Chinese justice may deter the U.S. and other nations from wholeheartedly joining the chase. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "We are setting up what is called an anti-corruption and transparency network," said Alan Bollard, Secretariat executive director. "This group will try and bring together the actual operational people who will share information on particular cases, share information about how to get convictions and prosecutions and, if necessary, assets back as well." In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat Alan Bollard speaks about an initiative to setup an anti-corruption and transparency network between members during a press conference ahead of the Economic Leader Week to be held in Beijing, China. Chinas graft busters want foreign help in their fox hunt for corrupt officials who have fled the country and stashed their ill-gotten loot abroad, but misgivings about Chinese justice may deter the U.S. and other nations from wholeheartedly joining the chase. When leaders of Asia Pacific countries meet on Nov. 10-11, 2014 in Beijing, they are expected to endorse a network for member nations to share information on corruption cases and help recover assets that have been moved across borders illegally. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan When leaders of Asia-Pacific countries meet Monday and Tuesday in Beijing, they are expected to endorse a network for member nations to share information on corruption cases and help recover assets that have been moved across borders illegally.
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