No golf, gluttony, extra-marital sex: China to 88m party cadres

[unhappycamper]

http://atimes.com/2015/10/no-golf-gluttony-extra-marital-sex-china-to-88m-party-members/

No golf, gluttony, extra-marital sex: China to 88m party cadres
By AT Editor on October 22, 2015

China’s ruling Communist Party has listed golf and gluttony as violations for the first time as it tightens its rules to prevent officials from engaging in corrupt practices, while also turning an even sterner eye against sexual impropriety.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched a sweeping crackdown on deep-rooted graft since taking over the party’s leadership in late 2012 and the presidency in 2013. Dozens of senior officials have been investigated or jailed.

Tales of graft and officials’ high living, including extravagant banquets, have prompted widespread public anger because bureaucrats are meant to live on modest sums and lead morally exemplary lives.

The new rules are an update of existing regulations and are designed to better codify exactly what constitutes a violation of discipline, the official Xinhua news agency reported late on Wednesday.

[DetlefK]

1. It's all pretend. He's not seriously cracking down.

Whenever someone gets arrested for corruption, it's almost always a small fish.
And if a big fish gets arrested, it's a political enemy of Xi Jinping.
What a coincidence.


On a totally unrelated note: How did a politician like Xi Jinping, who is by law forbidden from investing his money in corporations, end up a billionaire?

[liberal N proud]

2. Golf? Seriously GOLF?

There are around 358,000 core players (Aged over 18 and play more than 8 rounds a year) among Chinese population, with a growth rate of 7.5%. That figure is projected to grow to about 20 million by 2020. For the general public, golf is considered to be prohibitively expensive. However, it is seen as the top recreational sport for businesspeople and officials.

Despite a ban that limits the number of golf courses in China due to environmental impact concerns, the number has more than tripled since 2004.


There are currently about 500 golf courses in the country


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_in_China