INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Leading publications of China’s ruling Communist Party have urged local governments to implement strictures on lavish banquets carefully,
an attempt to temper overzealousness amid concerns from the country’s beleaguered food and beverage industry.
Qiushi, the party’s
theoretical journal, said in a commentary piece on Friday that recent affirmations of the need for frugality in official meals are intended
to limit extravagant practices, not ordinary dining.
“Some local governments scrutinise...
