Government and Policy

Senior official hails anti-corruption stage drama

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-12 09:10

BEIJING - Senior Chinese official Li Changchun on Wednesday praised a mainstream stage drama as a "good textbook" in the fight against corruption.

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The play, titled "The Final Struggle," tells the story of a retired official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and his family members. By portraying their different attitudes towards money and political faith, ?the play delivered a message that the Party and the public are resolved to fight corruption.

Li, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said the play is a good textbook for anti-corruption education and it should be widely promoted among the Party cadres, as well as among the general public.

The play, an original product by the National Theatre of China, was among the programs staged by the national artistic troupes for a one-month arts festival that opened on August 3.