8,000 people punished in China over misuse of govt funds
China has punished as many as 8,123 people over misuse of government funds after an audit of the government's expenditure in the 2016 central budget revealed multiple problems, the state media reported. The audit further uncovered over â¹1,300 crore of misused funds. More than 13 lakh Chinese officials have been identified under China's anti-corruption crackdown, authorities said.