China needs to "narrow its differences" with Western countries where corrupt officials have fled and seek their support, the country's top graft watchdog said, as Beijing seeks to address worries about rule of law and transparency in corruption probes.
China has sought to boost international cooperation in its campaign to track down officials and business executives suspected of corruption who have fled abroad.
But Western nations have been reluctant to sign extradition treaties with China, where mistreatment of criminal suspects remains a problem, and courts are not independent of the ruling Communist Party. They say China often provides insufficient proof of suspects' crimes.