China bans shark fin dinners, suites for officials in latest crackdown

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China bans shark fin dinners, suites for officials in latest crackdown

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-bans-shark-fin-dinners-suites-officials-latest-145553549.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H5DJX1CYpO5Wf3tm650u_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-12-08T145553Z_1_CBRE9B715H800_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-UKRAINE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese President Xi meets with Ukraine's President Yanukovich at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing" align="left" title="Chinese President Xi meets with Ukraine's President Yanukovich at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing" border="0" /></a>Chinese authorities have banned shark fin and bird's nest soup from official receptions and told lower level officials they cannot stay in suites on business trips in the latest step in a crackdown on extravagance and waste. The official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday that cigarettes and expensive alcoholic drinks were also banned from official receptions, citing a document issued by the Communist Party's Central Committee and the State Council. &quot;Shark fins, bird nests and products of rare wild animals are popular materials in luxury dinners in China,&quot; Xinhua cited the document as saying. &quot;Officials on business tours should arrange their own meals according to relevant expenditure standards.&quot; Chinese President Xi Jinping has sought to address growing public anger at the illegal or unethical behavior of party officials, especially those with flamboyant lifestyles, often seen as a sign they are corrupt.</p><br clear="all"/>

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