Reuters: Oddly Enough: China to install GPS in government cars to track misuse

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China to install GPS in government cars to track misuse Oct 11th 2013, 10:29 Share this Email Print Reprints BEIJING | Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:29am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China will install GPS systems in government cars to thwart personal use by officials, domestic media said on Friday, citing the Communist Party's anti-corruption watchdog, as it cracks down on the profligate lifestyles of corrupt officials. Almost 200,000 government cars have been misused for private purposes, the Beijing Times newspaper said, citing the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. The agency also recommended that ministries and regions detail the expenses of car costs. The southern city of Guangzhou adopted a similar plan using Global Positioning Satellite systems in 2011, the paper said. According to the graft watchdog, the city has already saved 42 million yuan ($6.87 million) each year, or 5,000 yuan per car. Since taking over as Communist Party chief late last year and as the head of state in March, President Xi Jinping has called corruption a threat to the party's survival and vowed to go after powerful "tigers" as well as lowly "flies". Xi has sought to calm growing public anger at the flamboyant lifestyles of many officials, most of whom are on low salaries. The government has vowed to fight the "four tendencies" of bad cadres, which include "hedonism" and "extravagance". On Wednesday, the Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog also reported it had carried out a secret investigation into cadres who used public funds over last week's National Day holiday to stay at rural bed-and-breakfasts. ($1=6.1158 Chinese yuan) (Reporting by Adam Rose; Editing by Sui-Lee Wee and Clarence Fernandez) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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