Prawns are off the menu at China’s Communist Party Congress as President Xi Jinping seeks to tackle extravagance among officials in a country where the wide distribution of wealth is a major source of anger.
P rawns are off the menu at China’s Communist Party Congress as President Xi Jinping seeks to tackle extravagance among officials in a country where the wide distribution of wealth is a major source of anger.
Delegates have also been warned not to expect complimentary hotel fruit or free hair cuts at the high-level political gathering, which begins on Wednesday in Beijing. President Xi’s campaign against corruption and high-living bureaucrats has proved popular in China, where anger is often directed against officials wasting public money.
Wang Lilian, who has been responsible for providing hospitality at three previous party congresses, told China National Radio that delegates will no longer enjoy perks that were previously offered.
“There won’t be any fruit put in rooms,” he said.
