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China's civil servants banned from dining out in Xi's austerity drive
- In May 2025, new austerity rules were introduced that prohibit extravagant banquets and limit official dining to no more than three attendees for government officials and Party cadres, following several alcohol-related fatalities.
- These rules build on the 2012 eight-point regulations launched by Xi Jinping to curb corruption and wasteful spending in the bureaucracy amid efforts to strengthen Party discipline.
- Officials must avoid banquet extravagances, unnecessary infrastructure projects, and luxuries like ornamental plants, while some localities enforce breathalyser tests and restrict office socializing more strictly.
- A social media post in Hunan with over 3,500 likes highlighted complaints that eating alone is viewed as indulgence, dining in pairs as improper relations, and groups of three as clique-forming.
- The crackdown signals President Xi's ongoing anti-corruption drive but triggered complaints about overreach and arbitrary restrictions affecting civil servants' personal lives and work culture.
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China's Civil Servants Face Dining Restrictions Amid Anti-Corruption Drive
In a move to combat corruption, Chinese civil servants have been restricted from dining in groups of more than three. This follows deaths linked to excessive drinking at official banquets. The updated austerity measures aim to reduce lavish spending and enhance Party discipline while facing criticism for overreaching.
·India
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China's civil servants banned from dining out in Xi's austerity drive
Some Chinese civil servants have been ordered not to dine out in groups of more than three after deaths linked to excessive alcohol consumption at banquets, according to interviews and social media posts, as Beijing's austerity push ramps up.
·United Kingdom
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