China's war against deeply-rooted graft has made some significant progress in recent years.

Some of the 100 most-wanted corrupt Chinese officials who have fled overseas. [Photo: english.gov.cn]

Interpol issued a global arrest warrant on 100 Chinese officials last year, and 35 of the individuals have returned to China by September, according to the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).

The ‘red notice’ issued by Interpol China National Central Bureau means all 190 Interpol member states will carry out the warrant through their networks.

In the same timeframe, 2,210 individuals, of which 363 are officials, have returned to China after fleeing overseas. About 7.994 billion yuan has been returned by the individuals.

China's Central Anti-Corruption Coordination Group has launched a series of special campaigns since 2014 - including "Sky Net 2015 and 2016"- to hunt down corrupt Chinese abroad.

"Letting those who are involved in corruption have nowhere to hide or escape" was one of the important instructions by Chinese President Xi Jinping. He made the comments at the Six Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection towards China's anti-corruption campaign of capturing corrupt officials who are hiding overseas.

CCDI website demonstrates the success of the campaign in the last three years.

Three days after the 100 most-wanted fugitive list was released, Dai Xuemin, a former manager of a State-owned trust and investment company in Shanghai, was captured after 14 years on the run.

Since then, 35 people on the list have returned to China from various countries and regions including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saint Vincent and Grenadines.

From 23 Chinese provinces, half were involved in corruption, as well as other crimes including bribery, fraud, and abuse of power.

People on the list have been brought to justice almost every month from April 2015 to October 2016.

Zhu Haiping, former general manager of Shenzen Yuwei Industry Corporation, who has been running for 18 years in the US returned to China of his own accord in July this year.

The longer an individual is abroad, the more difficult it is to catch them, data from the CCDI shows.

By promoting international cooperation, finding the individuals has become easier, and 19 out of the 35 individuals on the list returned from developed countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.