The party secretary of Sanhe City, Hebei Province, stepped down. He once forced businesses to change their signs | Hebei Province

The ban on businesses using red, blue and black as the background color of their signs in Sanhe City, Hebei Province, has sparked huge controversy. Under public pressure, Sanhe City Party Secretary Fu Shunyi was removed from his post by the authorities. It is reported that Fu Shunyi also pushed for a similar policy when he was the "top leader" of Gu'an County.