Ever dream of your local officials trading lavish banquets for community movie nights 🍿? That's exactly the vibe on the Chinese mainland thanks to the eight-point decision. Introduced by Party leadership in December 2012, this reform aims to curb extravagance, formalism, bureaucracy and more.
Here's the glow-up from fancy feasts to real benefits:
- Banquet ban: Official banquets have been slashed, freeing up budgets for cool local events.
- One-stop wins: Say goodbye to 'smiling-face bureaucracy' now property registration takes just one visit and up to five working days.
- Zero tolerance: Since the 20th CPC National Congress, supervisory organs probed 768,000 misconduct cases, disciplined 628,000 officials, and sent 20,000 cases for prosecution.
In Zhejiang Province’s grassroots communities, officials swap costly rituals for cultural fests, easing the pressure of gift-giving and fancy dinners. Residents feel the change official work is more focused, budgets go where they matter, and trust is back in style 🤝.
Bottom line? The eight-point decision isn’t just a list of rules; it’s a game-changer that puts people first, builds tighter bonds between the Party and residents, and turns 'things really have changed' from a hopeful phrase into everyday reality. ✨
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How the eight-point decision brings the Party and people closer
cgtn.com
