Chinese police are foxhunting corrupt officials literally to the end of sky and the corner of the sea.

The campaign, codenamed “Fox Hunt 2014”, was launched on July 22, 2014, and is supposed to last for about 180 days.  By July 29 – the 100 days anniversary, the campaign witnessed 180 overseas fugitives arrested (104 of 180) by or surrendering themselves (76 of 180) to the Chinese police.  Last year, 762 people were returned to China on suspicion of "criminality in taking advantage of their positions of power".

The Chinese police, like scent hounds sniffing out and snaring foxes, have been combing over 40 countries and areas with the help of local police.  The favorite foxholes are seemingly located in Southeastern Asia including Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia and Cambodia – 42% of fugitives were snared in there.  It seems that the Chinese police have established very good connections in Southeast Asia with the local police; the hunting efforts are quite effective with the help of the local hunters.  For the areas where the Chinese police had rarely touched upon like Africa, South America, South Pacific and Western Europe, efforts have been made as well for hunting and the results are increasingly fruitful.  The countries where hunting is most difficult are the U.S. and Canada – ironically, the rule of law in the developed countries raises higher evidential requirements and thus the cost for hunting both fugitives and illegitimate proceeds.

The campaign is psychologically cracking down to corrupt officials as it is blocking the last route of retreat for them and showcased the determination and capacity of the Chinese government to pursue the crusade against government corruption.  "We will hunt them down and bring them to justice wherever they try to escape and hide," Liu Dong, the deputy director of Beijing's Economic Crime Investigation Department, vowed at the launch of the campaign.