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SINGAPORE: Taiwan's president-elect Ma Ying-jeou, who will assume office on 20 May, said he will strive to make his government corruption-free.
In an interview with the Singapore media on Tuesday, Mr Ma spoke about his visit to the city-state's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), and his impressions of Singapore.
Mr Ma's clean image and his anti-corruption message helped Kuomintang party win a landslide victory in last month's presidential election.
"You can't have corruption because we have rather comprehensive laws that will prevent you from doing that," said the president-elect.
"We have learnt this experience in part from Singapore. I visited the CPIB. I was very much impressed by the slogan. Singapore is one of the few countries in the world where corruption is under control," he added.
During the interview, Mr Ma also spoke about wanting to foster closer ties with mainland China. - CNA/ac
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