Cao Jianming (left) talks to Chen Zhu, vice-chairman of the 12th National People's Congress Standing Committee, at a plenary meeting of the annual NPC session in Beijing on Friday. Cao was re-elected procurator=general of the Supreme People's Procurator
Top prosecutor
Cao, who was a law professor for 13 years, stays in his post as China's top prosecutor for the next five years.
A criminal prosecutor at the top procuratorate office described Cao as "smart and ordered" with a "profound understanding of laws". He said he welcomes Cao's re-election since it can "maintain the continuation of the procuratorate's policy".
Cao has pledged to actively promote anti-graft work nationwide and uphold the principle that "every corruption case and every corrupt official must be punished" in the work report on procuratorial work that he delivered on Sunday.
"Apart from investigating major cases, we will also look into cases of dereliction of duty that directly impinge upon public rights," he said.
Prosecutors have investigated 30 officials at the ministerial level or higher for corruption over the past five years, Cao said.
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