A RECENT EMPLOYMENT report released by Zhilian Recruiting, a leading recruitment website in China, indicates that a growing number of public servants are looking for jobs in the private sector. The South China Morning Post said on Monday that many civil servants from the Chinese mainland are looking for positions in the private sector because the ongoing anti-corruption campaign has eroded their extra benefits. Comments:

What drives public servants to look for new jobs is either their desire for promotion or their loss of extra gains. It is understandable that some people want a more challenging job which makes the most of their talents, yet those who leave their posts simply because they no longer enjoy the extra benefits as officials should have been dismissed long ago. The emerging trend of civil servants quitting, therefore, can be seen to have a positive side.

Zhang Weibin, a guest commentator with cnhubei.com, April 8