New rule for Chinese bureaucrats: No booze, cigarettes or gourmet meals in official meetings

New rule for Chinese bureaucrats: No booze, cigarettes or gourmet meals in official meetings

Beijing has strengthened its stance on frugality by updating regulations for party and state employees, introducing new measures that explicitly ban alcohol, luxury dishes, and cigarettes at official meals

People look at a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on February 23, 2025. Representative image/AFP