The Communist Party of China (CPC) vowed on December 25, 2013 to fight corruption and maintain its "high-handed posture" for the next five years.

A five-year (2013-17) plan on building a system to punish corruption that was issued by the CPC Central Committee stated, "If problems with work styles and corruption are not handled properly, they will critically harm the Party, and could even lead the Party and the nation to ruin."

All cases must be investigated and miscreants must be punished more severely so as to deter others, the plan added.

Within five years, "public satisfaction should be achieved," according to the document.

Particular efforts should be made to deal with cases involving power-for-money deals, judicial corruption, major violations of political discipline, mass incidents and major occurrences caused by corrupt officials, commercial bribery, and improper hiring practices, the plan said.

It urged strengthening intra-Party supervision and extra effort in regulating the use of power, by ordering officials to submit reports annually on their new, cleaner work styles.

The plan also called for an improved legal system to ensure effective implementation of various anti-graft regulations, citing those concerning the use of public vehicles, the construction of office compounds, business receptions and overseas trips.

The CPC has been severe on corruption, with 108,000 officials punished in the first nine months last year.