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CHINESE SPRINTER BREAKS 10-SECOND BARRIER 　　Sprinter Su Bingtian finished third in the 100-meter dash at the Eugene Grand Prix in the United States on May 30 in 9.99 seconds， becoming the first Asian-born athlete to officially beat the 10-second barrier in men’s 100 meters. 　　“I am so proud of my result. I can write my name into history now and will work harder and run faster，” said the 26-year-old sprinter. 　　Su participated in his first official competition in November 2004. In September 2011， he took top honors in the 100 meters in a national track and field tournament with a time of 10.16 seconds. Su became China’s first sprinter to enter the semi-final stages at the Summer Olympics in August 2012 in London. 　　“I hope that in this year’s world championships [taking place in Beijing in August]， I can work some miracles for my country in the 100 meters and 4 X 100-meter relay，” he said. 　　 New Frontiers of Anti-Corruption 　　South Reviews May 20-June 2 　　Since the Central Government stepped up anti-corruption efforts in 2013， a large number of provincial- and ministerial-level officials have fallen from grace. Now the target of the anti-corruption campaign has been shifted to leaders of state-owned enterprises （SOEs） and local government officials. 　　For a long time， China’s economic growth has been driven by local governments and SOEs. The two driving forces are currently undergoing reforms， which will integrate the anti-corruption drive with the country’s economic development. SOEs are likely to breed corruption owing to their large assets and lack of supervision. In order to fight against corruption， these companies may sell their shares to institutional investors such as private equity firms and insurance companies， allowing their representatives to assume management positions in SOEs and supervise their leaders. However， it takes a long time for this to be realized. 　　As anti-corruption efforts intensify， local government officials who used to vie