His anti-corruption drive where he made communist officials stop drinking so damn much was a neoliberal plot to hollow out the ebil CCP so freedom and democracy can bloom in the near future!
Lol the guardian is very concerned about the effect on China's economy this will have
Also having officials drink and dine out less is 'austerity'(I mean in the most pedantic definition I guess it is, but comparing it to hollowing out of social services in the west is disingenuous as fuck)
His anti-corruption drive where he made communist officials stop drinking so damn much was a neoliberal plot to hollow out the ebil CCP so freedom and democracy can bloom in the near future!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/13/china-civil-servant-public-employee-austerity-drive-economy
Lol the guardian is very concerned about the effect on China's economy this will have
Also having officials drink and dine out less is 'austerity'(I mean in the most pedantic definition I guess it is, but comparing it to hollowing out of social services in the west is disingenuous as fuck)