The public is being encouraged to send inspectors text messages to report corruption among civil servants.

The CPC Central Commission for Disciplinary Inspection has sent inspection teams to 13 central government ministries, agencies and companies, aiming to uncover official misconduct.

"Apart from publicizing a phone number and an e-mail address, we have released a special mobile phone number to receive the public's reports via short messages in three pilot administrations," the top anti-graft authority said.